Keywords: Lambert de Hondt (II) - Insulae (Victory Tapestries of John Churchill).jpg Artwork creator Lambert de Hondt II creator Judocus de Vos en This tapestry shows Marshall Boufflers surrendering the city of Lille to Marlborough The title 'Insulae' comes from the Latin word for 'island' “ Lille itself is a corrupt form of L'Isle which is French for 'island' century 18 Tapestry Blenheim Palace England object history One of the Victory tapestries commissioned by John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough to commemorate his victories at Blendheim Ramilles Oudenarde and Malplaquet designed by Lambert de Hondt and woven by Judocus de Vos in Brussels currently exposed in Blenheim Palace England credit line accession number http //www historyextra com/blenheim PD-old-100 The Victory Tapestries of John Churchill |