Tournai Passchier Grenier

Place: Tournai

Born: 1447

Death: 1493

Biography:

Pasquier Grenier was a Flemish tapestry and wine merchant working in Tournai, and the greater region under the control of the Dukes of Burgundy. Once believed to be a master tapestry weaver, archival documents reveal that he was actually one of the most prominent tapestry dealers of the fifteenth-century in Western Europe, working with tapestry workshops in cities such as Tournai, Bruges, and Antwerp.