Black and white engraving of workers harvesting wheat in a field, with a dog, sheaves, a farmhouse and village in the background, framed by ornamental borders.

Twelve Months: Harvest (August)

An engraved harvest scene with reapers cutting standing grain in a field, a dog and a figure carrying bundled sheaves in the foreground, and a farmhouse and distant village under a hazy sky. Ornamental scroll borders frame the picture, with a Latin inscription beneath.

Artist: Etienne Delaune
Date: 1566
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 3284 × 2484 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1566.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

16th century 1560s 1566 engraving renaissance print zodiac twelve months farmhouse harvest calendar print reapers sheaves august