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1550-1560 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting dancers encircling a tree with musicians in a bower; to the left is a decorated pole, probably a May-pole, in a village set in a hilly landscape.


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Etching
Brief description
Print depicting a village festival with dancers and musicians. Etching by an unknown engraver, German or Netherlandish, 1550-1560.
Physical description
Print depicting dancers encircling a tree with musicians in a bower; to the left is a decorated pole, probably a May-pole, in a village set in a hilly landscape.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 24.1cm
  • Cut to width: 37.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Credit line
Purchased from the funds of the Gabrielle Enthoven Bequest
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.974-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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