Vaux-le-Vicomte July French Wall Tapestry African The elegant and colorful plumage

The elegant and colorful plumage of this graceful peacock and his royal blue head make this animal seem regal

to whom the beast would willingly surrender

Convenient vertical size

In true verdure style

All wrought by the Worm

Vaux-le-Vicomte July French Wall Tapestry African The elegant and colorful plumageThis design is taken from a series of engravings of the 18th century, exhibited at the castle of Vaux le Vicomte in France. The series consists of 12 engravings. Each of them illustrates a month of the year. The castle, built between 1656 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Superintendent of Finance for Louis XIV, was a masterwork of three gifted artists: Le Vau, Le Brun, and Le Notre who later designed the palace and gardens at Versailles.