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Aqua: P.4290-R-2

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Aqua
Water (Neptune)
The Four Elements

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Galle, Philips

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1898) by Unknown

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1564 : The first edition with the titles was printed in Haarlem in 1564.

Note

From a set of four plates each with Latin verses by Hadrianus Junius (Adriaen de Jonghe, 1511–1575). State with the title.

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4290-R-2
Primary reference Number: 198824
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 368 II/II
Illustrated Bartsch: 086:4

Audit data

Created: Thursday 1 May 2014 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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