Background
Albert Auwercx was born around 1629 to Marcus and Clara Canart.
Albert Auwercx was born around 1629 to Marcus and Clara Canart.
Auwercx opened his workshop in 1657 and was granted exemption from taxation by the city of Brussels in 1671. After 1679 he served several terms as dean of the tapestry guild. In 1705, when the city of Brussels tallied all the tapestry looms in the city, the Auwercx workshop contained five looms. of a citywide total of fifty-three The weaver"s mark AVWERCX or A. AVWERC in the selvage often identifies products of his workshop.