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Meridies and Auster: 24.I.3-227

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Meridies and Auster
The Four Quarters of the World

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Passe, Crispijn I de

Entities

Categories

Description

Representing the south quarter of the world with the personification of the wind Auster as an old man pouring a torrent of water containing frogs over the world.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Note

Cut along lower edge.

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.3-227
Primary reference Number: 144314
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 569
Franken (Passe): 1167
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 3 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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