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February

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  • A strong north wind blowing a yacht and trees on an estuary, people out in the cold, and, above, the zodiacal sign of Pisces (fish); representing the month February. Etching by W. Hollar, ca. 1628, after J. van de Velde II.
  • The month February and the sign of Pisces, represented by a fishing port by a city gate and by Christ's calling of the disciples. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.
  • Months of the year: February, in which people celebrate carnival by over-indulgence, frost-fairs etc. Engraving after P. Stevens II.
  • A landscape with ruins and men with a donkey carrying wood; representing February. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.
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    Iris, the goddess of rainbows drops the vessel with rainbows she had been balancing on her head, she is holding a bird in her hands and is surrounded by a bird and a fish; representing the month February. Engraving.

    | Reference: 39034i
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    Months of the year: February, in which people celebrate carnival by over-indulgence, frost-fairs etc. Engraving after P. Stevens II.

    Stevens, Pieter, approximately 1567- | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 46410i
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    A landscape with ruins and men with a donkey carrying wood; representing February. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

    Perelle, Gabriel, 1603-1677. | Reference: 26518i
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    A strong north wind blowing a yacht and trees on an estuary, people out in the cold, and, above, the zodiacal sign of Pisces (fish); representing the month February. Etching by W. Hollar, ca. 1628, after J. van de Velde II.

    Velde, Jan van de, 1593-1641. | Date: [1628?] | Reference: 39023i
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    The month February and the sign of Pisces, represented by a fishing port by a city gate and by Christ's calling of the disciples. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.

    Bol, Hans, 1534-1593. | Date: 1585 | Reference: 46404i
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