Winter, Jacob Gole, 1670 - 1724

Winter, Jacob Gole, 1670 - 1724

engraving, h 252mm × w 185mm More details

The Four Seasons remained a popular theme for fashion prints decades after Wenceslaus Hollar’s version (in this room). Here ‘Winter’ is personified by a gentleman wearing a knee-length justaucorps. For extra warmth, he carries a fur muff and drapes his he heavy cloak around his face. A pair of ice skates on the table to the right suggests his plans for the day.