Wapentapijt van de graaf van Monterey

Jacob van der Borcht (I), c. 1675

Tapestry. Wool, silk and silver thread. Brussels, c. 1675, workshops of Jan de Melter and possibly Jakob van de Borcht. Marked: B B (Brabant Brussels), signed: I.V.D. BEVCHT / IAN.DE.MELTER / FECIT. The arms in the centre of the tapestry are those of Don Juan-Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca, Count of Monterey e Fuentes, Governor of the Southern Netherlands from 1670 to 1675.

  • Artwork typetapestry
  • Object numberBK-1974-100
  • Dimensionsheight 395 cm x width 340 cm