290 ON THE MANUFACTURE OF GOBELINS TAPESTRY 
Field Sports of Louis XV., after Oudry, in eight pieces. 
The History of Esther, in seven pieces, after De Troy. 
The History of Jason and of Medea, after the same painter, in seven 
pieces. 
The Loves of the Gods, after F. Boucher. 
The Story of Daphne and Chloe, after Jeaurat, in seven pieces. 
Village Fetes, after the same painter, in four pieces. 
Under the reign of Louis XVI. were executed : — 
The Sequel to the Loves of the Gods, after Pierre and Vien. 
The History of France, in five pieces, after Vincent. 
The second hanging of the History of France, in eight pieces, from the 
paintings of Berthelemy, Suvee, Brenet, Du Rameau, Menageot. 
Under the Empire : — 
A succession of compositions relative to the History of Napoleon I. 
(The greater part of these tapestries remain unfinished.) 
Under Louis XVIII. and Charles X. :— 
A third hanging of the History of France, after Rouget, 
A hanging cf the History of Marie de Medicis, after Rubens, in twelve 
pieces. (This hanging was only finished in the reign of Louis- 
Philippe.) 
A hanging of the History of Saint Bruno, in seven pieces, after Lesueur. 
The Acts of the Apostles, after Raphael, and ancient copies of hangings 
of the Vatican of the period of Louis XIV. (This hanging was 
only finished under the reign of Louis-Philippe.) And a great 
number of isolated pieces, after L. Boullongue, Callet, M. de Le 
Brun, Robert Lefevre, Gerard, Gros, Horace Vernet, Guerin, and 
Delaroche. 
In the reign of Louis-Philippe two hangings were finished which 
had been commenced under the preceding reign. 
The Acts of the Apostles. The History of Marie de Medicis. Another 
hanging, called the Castles, in five pieces, after MM. Alaux and 
Couder, was commenced ; and lastly, some isolated pieces exe- 
cuted, after Le Brun, Frangois Despartes, and Horace Vernet. 
The Directors, or Governors, from 1662 to the present time were : — 
Ch. Le Brun, chief painter to the King (a). 1663—1690 
P. Mignard, chief painter to the King . 1690—1695 
Robert de Cotte, architect .... 1699—1709 
Jules Robert de Cotte, son of the preceding, 
architect 1709—1747 
D'Isle, architect 
Soufflot, architect 
Pierre, chief painter to the King 
Guillamout, architect . 
The same 
1747—1755 
1755—1780 
1781—1789 
1789—1792 
1795—1807 
(a) The two dates are those of entering into office, and of the retiring or death 
of each director. 
