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The Harvest

Weaver: Urbanus Leyniers Flemish
Weaver: Daniel Leyniers III Flemish
1712–28
Not on view
Depicting a group of peasants dancing while others load a wagon with hay, this piece belonged to a set of genre tapestries loosely inspired by the paintings of David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690). During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the Brussels workshops produced large numbers of these so-called Teniers tapestries from cartoons by artists like Jan van Orley and Augustin Coppens. Featuring genre figures in idealized landscapes, they provided a lighthearted contrast to the grander history and mythology tapestries then in vogue for the staterooms of European country houses. The tapestry is signed by the brothers Daniel and Urban Leyniers, who ran a highly successful partnership with Henry Reydams in Brussels from 1712.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Harvest
  • Maker: Weaver: Urbanus Leyniers (Flemish, 1674–1747)
  • Maker: Weaver: Daniel Leyniers III (Flemish, 1669–1728)
  • Date: 1712–28
  • Culture: Flemish, Brussels
  • Medium: Wool, silk (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: 9 ft. 2 1/4 in. × 9 ft. 6 in. (280 × 289.6 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.190.254
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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