The Festival of the Fools, by Pieter van der Heyden, after Bruegel

An image of Print Album. The Festival of the Fools. Part Of: 23.I.8. Engravings by and after the Bruegel family. Heyden, Pieter van der, printmaker (Netherlandish, c.1530-c.1584). Bruegel, Pieter, the elder, after (Flemish, 1525/1530-1569). Engraving, after 1570. Alternative Numbers: Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish) 195 (Brueghel). Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish) 60 (Van der Heyden). van Someren 195. Bastelaer 195. Lebeer 29.

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Print Album. The Festival of the Fools. Part Of: 23.I.8. Engravings by and after the Bruegel family. Heyden, Pieter van der, printmaker (Netherlandish, c.1530-c.1584). Bruegel, Pieter, the elder, after (Flemish, 1525/1530-1569). Engraving, after 1570. Alternative Numbers: Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish) 195 (Brueghel). Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish) 60 (Van der Heyden). van Someren 195. Bastelaer 195. Lebeer 29.

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Accession Number: 23.I.8-57
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16th Century album Bruegel Brueghel costume dance dancers dancing engraving festival festive festivities Fitz_PDP Flemish fool fools jester jesters musician Netherlandish Northern Renaissance performance performer performing Pieter Bruegel the elder Pieter van der Heyden print Renaissance van der Heyden

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