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The Seasons
Engraver: Crispin van de Passe, Sr. (Netherlandish, 1564–1637)
After: Marten de Vos (Netherlandish, 1532–1603)
Possibly after: Joris Hoefnagel (Netherlandish, worked Germany, 1542–1601)
After: Marten de Vos (Netherlandish, 1532–1603)
Possibly after: Joris Hoefnagel (Netherlandish, worked Germany, 1542–1601)
late 16th–mid-17th century
Place of Publication: Antwerp, Belgium
Medium/Technique
Set of four engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 34.2 x 25.4 x 2.2 cm (13 7/16 x 10 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number48.1250.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Antwerp: late 16th-early 17th century
Catalogue Raisonné
Franken 1154 - 1157 [de Passe]; [de Vos] Hollstein, Dutch & Flemish, v. 44, pp. 282-83, nos. 1420-1423; Hollstein, Dutch & Flemish, v. 15, nos. 560-63
Description(Antwerp: late 16th-early 17th century) Folio; four leaves; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (R. Petit). BOUND with 48.1250.1-3.
Allegorical figures of the four seasons in landscapes, surrounded by decorative borders with flowers and animals.
Allegorical figures of the four seasons in landscapes, surrounded by decorative borders with flowers and animals.
ProvenanceInscription on preliminary leaf: "provient de Mr. [Le Soufaché?]"; Henri Vever, Paris (book label); William H. Schab, New York, from whom purchased by MFA, November 18, 1948.