. Tapestry depicting a ball held by Catherine de' Medici at the Tuileries Palace, Paris, in 1573 in honour of Polish envoys visiting to present the throne of Poland to her son Henry, Duke of Anjou, the future Henry III of France. The tapestry is one of a series, known as the 'Valois Tapestries', celebrating the court festivals or 'magnificences' of Catherine de' Medici. The costumes in the tapestry date to no later than about 1580.. Designed at least in part by Antoine Caron, some of whose preliminary drawings have survived. 625 Valois Tapestry 2

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• Dimensions: 2367 x 2111 px | 40.1 x 35.7 cm | 15.8 x 14.1 inches | 150dpi

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