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Summer from a Set of Seasons
Maker:
Unknown
(Uncertain)
Printmaker:
Passe, Crispijn I de
(After)
Ivory plaque, carved in low relief and mounted on thicker wood panel. Approximately square. In a set with M.3A, M.3C and M.3D-1991.
B. Summer: A woman holding a ewer is seated outside a cottage beside a basket and a sheaf of corn. A man playing a cornemuse stands beside her leaning on a tree. A sickle lies on the ground to their right. In the background to the right four peasants are working in a cornfield with houses in the distance. Inscribed at the top centre 'JUILLET' and at the bottom centre 'ÉTÉ'.
History note: Purchased by Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950) from Langstone in December, 1917 for £17.0.0; the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Height: 11.5 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century-19th Century
Circa
1650
-
Circa
1900
After a print of the Month of July in a series of the Twelve Months byCrispijn I de Passe
Mount composed of wood (plant material)
Carving : Ivory, carved in low relief and mounted on thicker wood panel
Accession number: M.3B-1991
Primary reference Number: 31799
Packing number: EWA 698-701
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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