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The Elements

Print
1590-1612 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Crispijn De Passe (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Cologne (Published)
Utrecht (Published)

Plate 4.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Elements (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Crispin van de Passe the elder, Earth. Plate from a suite of four illustrating the elements. Dutch, 1590-1600.
Physical description
Plate 4.
Dimensions
  • Cut to diameter: 11.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered in the upper centre left of the plate: 'TERRA'
  • Numbered '4' in the lower centre of the plate.
Bibliographic references
  • Franken, D. L'Oeuvre gravé des van de Passe (Paris: F. Muller et Cie, 1881), nos.1137.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1964): vol. XV, no.531.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
24914:4

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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