A year's sequence of months.
A series of the 12 months of a year.
Hand-colored copper etchings by different engravers after the paintings by William Hamilton (1751-1801)
Below each name of month lines of poems by Ovid from Fasti (the Holidays of the Roman Calendar) or from Georgica by Virgil.
Complete set of 12 months with very attractive hand coloring.
Each print:
Oval images: ca. 23 x 19 cm (ca. 9 x 7.5")
Sheet size for all 12: 40 x 33,5 cm (ca. 15.7 x 13.2")
"Januarius"
Engraver: Amedeo Gabrieli
Theme: Ice skating pleasures
Minimally creased and smoothed outside oval image. Two foxing sports on extreme right margin edge.
Image in very good condition
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"Februarius"
Engraver: Amedeo Gabrieli
Theme: Field plowing - Basket vendor
Upper right margin corner creased (outside plate marks)
Image in very good condition
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"Martius"
Engraver: Pietro Bonato
Theme: Farmyard with just hatched chickens - Thrashing - Milkmaid
Very good condition
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"Aprilis"
Engraver: Amedeo Gabrieli
Theme: Fishing
Image in very good condition
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"Majus"
Engraver. Amedeo Gabrieli
Theme: Village Festival - Raising the Maypole - Invitation to dance
Very good condition
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"Junius"
Engraver: Amedeo Gabrieli
Theme: Hay harvest
Very good condition
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"Julius"
Engraver: Amedeo Gabrieli
Theme: Sheep shearing
Very good condition
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"Augustus"
Engraver: Pietro Bonato
Theme: Reaping grain
Very good condition
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"September"
Engraver: Pietro Bonato
Theme: Grape harvest
Very good condition
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"October"
Engraver: Pietro Bonato
Theme: Apple harvest
Light crease within plate marks on left side. Not touching image
Image: Very good condition
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"November"
Engraver: Amedeo Gabrieli
Making firewood and loading a donkey to take it home
Very good condition
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"December"
Engraver: Amedeo Gabrieli
Theme: Evening meal by the fireplace
Pencil notes on reverse side with no effect on front side. Reverse side a bit soiled.
Front side very good condition.
The complete set of 12 months: $ 2400.00
Order Nr. MONTHS253809
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