April, with a party in a garden Aprilis (title object) The twelve months (series title) Symmetrical landscaped French garden in the foreground. Castle in the background. The garden is divided into flower beds, walking a lady and a gentleman with child and gardeners at work. Right plowed land. Under the performance text in Latin. Print out a series of twelve maanden. Manufacturer : printmaker: Hendrick Hondius (I) (listed property) designed by Jan Wildens (listed building) Publisher: Hendrick Hondius (I) (possible) Place manufacture: Den Haag Date: 1614 Physical characteristics: grvaure Materia
April, with a party in a garden Aprilis (title object) The twelve months (series title) Symmetrical landscaped French garden in the foreground. Castle in the background. The garden is divided into flower beds, walking a lady and a gentleman with child and gardeners at work. Right plowed land. Under the performance text in Latin. Print out a series of twelve maanden. Manufacturer : printmaker: Hendrick Hondius (I) (listed property) designed by Jan Wildens (listed building) Publisher: Hendrick Hondius (I) (possible) Place manufacture: Den Haag Date: 1614 Physical characteristics: grvaure Material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Measurements: sheet: h 292 mm (cut off at plate edge) × W 414 mmToelichtingPrent from a series of 12-month, 1614: four prints engraved by Hondius; the other eight by Jacob Matham and Andries Stock; to Jan Wildens. Drawing Wildens earlier in collection A. Moss, Arnhem (auction RWP de Vries 7-8 XI 1928, 675, pl XLII.) Subject: landscape symbolizing April (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months) April and its' labors "seasons of the year represented by still lifes of flowers and / or fruits (+ garden representing seasons and months) gardengardeningploughing
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