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A work made of wool, silk, and linen, slit, dovetailed and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso's Island, from The Story of Telemachus

after 1776

After a design by an unknown artist based on an engraving after François Boucher (1703–1770), The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso’s Island (L’arrivée de Télémaque dans l’île de Calypso) Possibly woven at the workshop of Gabriel Babonneix (born 1756?) at the Manufacture Royale d’Aubusson France, Aubusson

France

Wool, silk, and linen, slit, dovetailed and double interlocking tapestry weave

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