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Grande Galerie carpet with landscapes (Savonnerie, after Charles Le Brun), 1680

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Made by: Savonnerie Manufactory, after designs by Charles Le Brun
Date: 1680
Place: Paris
Held by: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Number: 1976.155.114
Themes: Woven carpet

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Savonnerie Manufactory, after designs by Charles Le Brun. Grande Galerie carpet with landscapes (Savonnerie, after Charles Le Brun), 1680, 1680. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976.155.114. metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/206403.

Research notes

Knotted and cut wool pile (symmetrical knot), 896.6 × 325.1 cm. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976. One of the series woven for the Louvre's Grande Galerie, nearly all between 1670 and 1689; Dupont's workshop made 32 and the Lourdet workshops 60, per Sotheby's. Featured in the Met exhibition 'A King's Carpet: Louis XIV and the Savonnerie' (8 Sept 2026 – 5 March 2028). Shows the hand-knotted luxury standard that loom-woven Wilton and Brussels were cheaper alternatives to. Sources: https://www.metmuseum.org/press-releases/kings-carpet · https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/a-kings-carpet-louis-xiv-and-the-savonnerie · https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/treasures-l16303/lot.11.html Research note (Oct 2026): from search results; pages not opened.