Embroidery (Gallery of the Louvre). 2004. Hand embroidery on linen. 38 1/4 x 50 1/2 in. (97.2 x 128.3 cm)

Gallery of the Louvre, 1831–33

Vain the ambition of kings / Who seek by trophies and dead things / To leave a living name behind / And weave but nets to catch the wind.