A large Italian baroque embroidery
A large Italian probably Neapolitan baroque silk embroidery representing a sleeping Roman soldier seated against a tree where a monkey watches him next to a horse , a Roman city or Jerusalem in the background.
Beautifully embroidered with some coral beads and mirrors applied to the embroidery.
Circa 1680 - 1700.
In a fine carved oak frame of later date.
Height 220 cm ( 7 ft 3 inches) x width 152 cm ( 5 ft)