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Summer (Spanish - El verano) or The Threshing Floor (Spanish - La era) is the largest cartoon painted by Francisco de Goya as a tapestry design for Spain's Royal Tapestry Factory. Painted from 1786 to 1787, it was part of his fifth series, dedicated to traditional themes and intended for the heir to the Spanish throne and his wife (the Prince and Princess of Asturias). The tapestries were to hang in the couple's dining room at the Pardo Palace.
The cartoon is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, whilst a smaller sketch for the work known as The Threshing Floor is in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum.
cartoon Museo del Prado Pardo Palace Francisco de Goya The Threshing Floor Royal Tapestry Factory Lázaro Galdiano Museum