/internal/media/dispatcher/699426/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTapestry: The Defeat of Astyages (from the series, The Life of Cyrus)about 1771–75Maximilien de HaeseJac. van der Borght408 x 607 cm (160 5/8 x 239 in.)Tapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)Charles Potter Kling Fund1976.6030The weaving depicts the third in series of five tapestries illustrating the story of Cyrus, founder of the Persian empire, when he defeated Astyages, King of the Median empire. The victorious young Cyrus stands in the center of the tapestry, pointing with his left hand to a group of lamenting women beneath a fringed canopy. Harpagus stands behind him and they both look at Astyages, who stands on the left, defeated and in chains. Top center has arms of Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary. No borders or guard bands.Textiles408.00000000003739301