Air, The Four Elements, by Crispijn de Passe

An image of Print Album. Aer Air The Four Elements. Passe, Crispijn I de, printmaker (Flemish, 1564-1637). Vos, Maarten de, after (Flemish, 1532-1603). A lady and gentleman, seated. The man wears a hunting costume and hold a bird in his right hand. There is a hunting party in the backround with falconers, and other birds in the sky. Engraving, 16th/17th century. Part Of: 24.I.3; Engravings by the Passe Family. Alternative Number(s):
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 526. Franken (Passe); 1132.
Related Object(s):
24.I.3-277; Felicitas et Opulentiae typus
24.I.3-274; Negligentiae et Socordiae Typus
24.I.3-275; Miseriae et Egestatis Typus
24.I.3-270; Terra
24.I.3-273; Aqua
24.I.3-272; Ignis

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Print Album. Aer Air The Four Elements. Passe, Crispijn I de, printmaker (Flemish, 1564-1637). Vos, Maarten de, after (Flemish, 1532-1603). A lady and gentleman, seated. The man wears a hunting costume and hold a bird in his right hand. There is a hunting party in the backround with falconers, and other birds in the sky. Engraving, 16th/17th century. Part Of: 24.I.3; Engravings by the Passe Family. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 526. Franken (Passe); 1132. Related Object(s): 24.I.3-277; Felicitas et Opulentiae typus 24.I.3-274; Negligentiae et Socordiae Typus 24.I.3-275; Miseriae et Egestatis Typus 24.I.3-270; Terra 24.I.3-273; Aqua 24.I.3-272; Ignis

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Accession Number: 24.I.3-271
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 963 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 341.26kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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