August from a set of The Months of Lucas
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Michel Audran|Comte de Toulouse|Master of the Months of Lucas|Joseph Yvart|Charles Chastelain|Louis de Boulogne the Younger|Pierre Josse Perrot
Artist bio: French, established 1662|French, 1701–1771 Paris|1678–1737|Netherlandish, active about 1535|1649–1728|1672–1755|1654–1733|active 1724–35
Artist role: Manufactory|Maker|Patron|Designer|Designer|Designer|Designer|Designer
Artist nationality: French|French| |Netherlandish| | | | 
Date: designed ca. 1535, woven 1732–37
Medium: Wool, silk (20-21 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
Dimensions: 11 ft. 10 in. × 15 ft. 5 in. (360.7 × 469.9 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1944
Accession year: 1944
Tags: Men|Dogs|Trees|Carriages