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Spring
Hendrick Hondius (I) (mentioned on object), 1618
Here gaiety takes centre stage. People eat and drink, make music, court, and sail in a flower bedecked gondola. Working the land, traditionally an important element in depictions of spring, can be seen at the left. The theme has been reduced to a woman picking tulips and a young lad with a shovel on his shoulder.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-27.455
- Dimensionsheight 378 mm x width 507 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure