Zomer, Wenceslaus Hollar, after Jan van de Velde (II), 1629

Title(s)

Zomer
Aestas (title on object)
De vier seizoenen (series title)

Object type

• print

Serial number

2/4

Object number

RP-P-1920-2660

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein German (Hollar) 59-1(4)
• Hollstein Dutch 27
  Remark: Jan van de Velde II, copy
• Pennington 619-1(3)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 654

Description

Dorpsgezicht met boeren.

Artist

• print maker: Wenceslaus Hollar (mentioned on object)
• after design by: Jan van de Velde (II)

Place

Germany

Dating

1629

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 101 mm × width 152 mm

What

• summer ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year)
• village
• farmers
• festivities connected with seasonal activities

Acquisition

purchase 1920

Copyright

Public domain

• Wenceslaus Hollar, Giulia Bartrum, Simon Turner, dl. I, p. 43, cat.nr. 59
• Jan van de Velde II to Dirk Vellert, p. 18, cat.nr. 27
• A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677, p. 100, cat.nr. 619