Alfrombrillas De Escritorio Don Quixote Guided by Folly, 18th century tapestry

"Don Quixote Guided by Folly, Setting Forth to be a Knight-Errant" Wool and silk; woven on a low-warp loom Woven at the Gobelins tapestry manufactory, Paris, France, 1780-1783 depicting a scene from the classic Spanish novel "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote, guided by Folly, on his way to attack a windmill/giant that can be seen in the background The central scene is ordered by an ornate gold frame, and garland of white and red flowers with an intricate floral red background. A peacock is perched at the top of the frame. At the bottom, the tapestry bears the inscription" Dom Quichotte, Conduit, Par La Folie", flanked by a border collie dog on the left and two sheep, a ram and a ewe on the right. fancy elegant ornamental sophisticated stately formal eclectic maximalist home decor, classical historical art