The Fishermen

Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, c. 1692 - c. 1723

The hunter and fishermen depicted here reference the original inhabitants of the Amazon region. In the centre is a woman of African descent. All of the figures are depicted as stereotypes. This tapestry is part of a commissioned series designed for Johan Maurits, who served as governor of the former Dutch Brazil. Upon returning home, he decorated his Mauritshuis with them. He donated the designs to the French king Louis XIV.

  • Artwork typetapestry
  • Object numberBK-1968-21
  • Dimensionsheight 358 cm x width 305 cm
  • Physical characteristicswol en zijde; 9 kettingdraden per centimeter

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Fishermen
    • Fishermen

  • Series title(s)

    Les Anciennes Indes

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1968-21

  • Description

    Wandtapijt met vissende en jagende Tapuya’s, één van de groepen oorspronkelijke bewoners van de Amazone, en een vrouw van Afrikaanse oorsprong met bloemenmand, nr. VIII uit de serie van Les Anciennes Indes.

Creation

  • Creation

    • weverij: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
    • designer: Albert Eckhout
    • designer: Frans Jansz Post

  • Dating

    c. 1692 - c. 1723

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wol en zijde; 9 kettingdraden per centimeter

  • Dimensions

    height 358 cm x width 305 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1968

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Louise Erkelens, 'Vissende Tapuya-Indianen, een Parijs wandtapijt naar Albert Eckhout', Vereniging Rembrandt, verslag over 1968, p. 25-28.
    • M. Jarry, 'La Tenture des Indes in the Palace of the Grand master of the Order of malta', The Burlington Magazine 100 (1958), nr. 666, p. 306-331.
    • M. Benisovich, 'The History of the Tenture des Indes', The Burlington Magazine 83 (1943) nr. 486, p. 210-225.

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