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title: The Hunters Enter the Woods, Unicorn Tapestries
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10619/the-hunters-enter-the-woods-unicorn-tapestries/
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# The Hunters Enter the Woods, Unicorn Tapestries

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## Image File

[![The Hunters Enter the Woods, Unicorn Tapestries](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10619.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10619.jpg)

## Image Caption

"The Hunters Enter the Woods" is one of seven tapestries in the "Unicorn Tapestries" group. These allegorical tapestries depict the hunting of a unicorn, a mythological animal common to European folklore. "The Hunters Enter the Woods" depicts a group of hunters entering the woods with their hounds, eager to begin the hunt. The tapestries originally belonged the Le Rochefoucald family of France, and the earliest record of them confirms that they were hanging in the [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/) home of François VI de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680 CE) by 1680 CE. The tapestries are thought to have been woven in Brussels, although they were designed in Paris, France. The Unicorn Tapestries are now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and are housed in the Met Cloisters.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2019, May 13). The Hunters Enter the Woods, Unicorn Tapestries. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10619/the-hunters-enter-the-woods-unicorn-tapestries/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "The Hunters Enter the Woods, Unicorn Tapestries." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 13, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10619/the-hunters-enter-the-woods-unicorn-tapestries/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "The Hunters Enter the Woods, Unicorn Tapestries." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10619/the-hunters-enter-the-woods-unicorn-tapestries/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/467637?&searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=unicorn+tapestries&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=4) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/467637?&searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=unicorn+tapestries&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=4). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 13 May 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.