Illustrations of the Months, a set of six months, January to June, [Dutch school, circa 1650], tempera-miniatures on vellum, each 35 x 60m., mounted in common frame and glazed.

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Illustrations of the Months, a set of six months, January to June, [Dutch school, circa 1650], tempera-miniatures on vellum, each 35 x 60m., mounted in common frame and glazed.

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Charming illustrations of genre-scenes showing a bearded man with a roast fowl. a woman carrying faggots and a couple skating (January); a farmer, his wife and a red-faced musician playing a schawm (Febuary); a courting couple and a farm labourer in front of a field (March); a noble couple and a gardener in a park (April); a couple in front of a lake (May); and a group of women swimming from a boat (June).

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