In the castles and palaces of the ancient nobility of France, the tapestry frequently presents memorials of their pride of ancestry. On the tapestry of an apartment of the palace of the Duke du Croy, at Paris, is a representation of the Deluge, in which a man is seen running after Noah, and calling out 'My good friend, save the archives of the Croys.'
Another piece of tapestry in the palace of the Duke de Levis represents the Virgin Mary with an ancestor of the de Levis standing bare headed before her. 'Dear cousin,' says she, 'pray be covered, and he replies 'Cousin, I would rather remain as I am.' (The Saturday Magazine vol. 1 July-December 1821, Philadelphia)
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