Art, literature & historyThe Reapers
c. 1872
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.5 × 25.6 cm (5 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.); Plate: 19.9 × 27.8 cm (7 7/8 × 11 in.); Sheet: 29.4 × 41.2 cm (11 5/8 × 16 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.4059
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Reapers — Léon Augustin Lhermitte. c. 1872.
Medium: Etching on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 14.5 × 25.6 cm (5 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.); Plate: 19.9 × 27.8 cm (7 7/8 × 11 in.); Sheet: 29.4 × 41.2 cm (11 5/8 × 16 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.