103. 103W Tapisserie à sujet mythologique figurant Thusnelda gravant le nom de son mari Arminius, Lille, début XVIIIe siècle A Lille mythological tapestry depicting Thusnelda engraving the name of her husband Arminius, early 18th century Woven in wools and silks, depicting draped Thusnelda with a plumed headdress seated in a wooden landscape and engraving 'ARMIN' on a trunk next to her, with sheep and a goat by her side, with a red ground entwined ribbon and foliate border with scrolling cartouches centred with lambrequins to the angles, 260cm wide264cm high, (102in wide 104 1/2 in high) The Germanic Princess Thusnelda (c.10BC-after AD17), wife of Arminus was captured by the Roman general Germanicus during the invasion of Germania. Tacitus and Strabo cite her capture as evidence of both the firmness and restraint of Roman arms.