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Engraver Benedictus Antonio van Assen British, born The Netherlands
Printmaker Joseph Read British
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A nymph with her eyes covered with a scarf holds a laurel crown over a bust of Janus while putto dance or warm themselves at a brazier near the base of the sculpture. Oval image.
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Title: The Seasons
Engraver:
Benedictus Antonio van Assen (British, born The Netherlands, active ca. 1767– ca. 1817)
Printmaker:
Joseph Read (British, active 1786–1804)
Published in: London
Date: 1793
Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 5 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (14.2 × 17.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 12 in. (22 × 30.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.2808
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