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Autumn, from the set of The Four Seasons

1650
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Autumn, from the set of The Four Seasons
  • Artist: Herman Saftleven II (Dutch, Rotterdam 1609–1685 Utrecht)
  • Date: 1650
  • Medium: Etching; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 5 3/8 in. (13.4 × 13.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.621.41
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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