Procession of Children with Sausages and a Pig, by Virgilius Solis, the elder

An image of Procession of Children with Sausages and a Pig. Solis, Virgilius, the elder (German, 1514-1562). Etching, engraving, 1530-1562. Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 270. Hollstein German; 212. Lehrs (Geschichte); 270 (279).

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Procession of Children with Sausages and a Pig. Solis, Virgilius, the elder (German, 1514-1562). Etching, engraving, 1530-1562. Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 270. Hollstein German; 212. Lehrs (Geschichte); 270 (279).

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Accession Number: P.4961-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 217 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 282.07kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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16th Century children engraving etching Fitz_PDP German infants meat Northern Renaissance pigs print processions Renaissance sausages Virgil Solis Virgilius Solis

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