Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586)

Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck German

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Tapestry portraits are rare. This one has the name and age of the sitter, his coat of arms, the date, and the initials of the weaver, S. B. (in lower right corner).

Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig

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Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig
Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig
Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig
Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig
Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig
Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig
Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig
Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig
Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Woven under the direction of Seger Bombeck (German, active 1545–1552), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig

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