Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586)
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Leipzig
Artist: Seger Bombeck
Artist bio: German, active 1545–1552
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1550
Medium: Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.)
Dimensions: H. 106 1/2 x W. 73 inches (270.5 x 185.4 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
Accession year: 1967
Tags: Men|Portraits|Coat of Arms