Archery and rope jumping Tapestry from the Manufacture royale d'Aubusson (Manufacture's initials at bottom right of tapestry: M.R.D.B.) part of the Amusements champêtres hanging Based on models by Jacques Nicolas Juillard (1719 - 1790) 18th century, circa 1770 252 x 224 cm Material and condition: Woven in wool and silk, the colors are still vivid, but there are accidents and old restorations in the silks. The tapestry was probably born without a border to be inserted into a wood frame. The maker's mark is in the body of the tapestry, as it could not have been on the border. Related tapestry: The Art Institute of Chicago has a similar tapestry, reproduced in Koen Brosens' catalog, European tapestries in the Art Institute of Chicago, 2008, N° 51, pp 304 - 306 (card by Pascal-François Bertrand).