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Seasons

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  • Four female torsos joined at the waist with garden features as heads; symbolising the four seasons in a garden. Etching by T. B., c. 1797.
  • Advice to expectant mothers on healthy practices during pregnancy and at the birth. Colour lithograph after O. Gri︠u︡n, 1925.
  • A woman with shears holding a sheep; representing June. Engraving.
  • Cherry blossom and falling leaves, representing spring and autumn respectively, with box of Aspro pills for use in those seasons. Colour lithograph, 1957.
  • Astronomy: a diagram of the Earth's orbit around the Sun in a solar year showing the changing seasons. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1851, after himself.
  • Advice to mothers on causes of child mortality. Colour lithograph by O. Gri︠u︡n, 1925.
  • A young man returning from the hunt; representing the season spring. Engraving after Joachim von Sandrart I, ca. 1700.
  • A male dwarf sexually aroused by a sleeping female dwarf. Coloured etching by M. Engelbrecht, after 1715.
  • A couple bringing in the harvest; representing the fortieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16--.
  • Astronomy: a diagram of the Earth's orbit around the Sun in a solar year showing the changing seasons. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1851, after himself.
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Works

  • view Astronomy: the Earth and the sun during summer in the Northern hemisphere. Coloured lithograph.
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    Astronomy: the Earth and the sun during summer in the Northern hemisphere. Coloured lithograph.

    | Reference: 46608i
  • view A harvesting scene representing summer. Etching by N. Perelle, 17th century.
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    A harvesting scene representing summer. Etching by N. Perelle, 17th century.

    | Reference: 26447i
  • view A man and a woman in a vineyard in autumn; representing the benefits of the fiftieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16--.
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    A man and a woman in a vineyard in autumn; representing the benefits of the fiftieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16--.

    Meyer, Conrad, 1618-1689 | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 26385i
  • view A field being harvested; representing July. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.
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    A field being harvested; representing July. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

    Perelle, Gabriel, 1603-1677. | Reference: 26523i
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    The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Engravings by Crispijn van de Passe, 1604.

    Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637 | Date: 1604 | Reference: 654748i
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