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Water

Water
(Aqva)
 (1622)
plate 4 from the Four elements series

Medium
engraving and etching
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
engraving and etching
Measurements
17.2 × 28.1 cm (image) 19.0 × 28.9 cm (sheet, trimmed to platemark)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Hollstein 21
Edition
state not described
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.r.: J. V. Velde. fec
printed in ink l.l.: Frugum terra Parens superatur ab æquor vasto, / Quo nibil utilius Navita habere potest.
printed in ink c.: AQVA.
printed in ink l.c.r.: Delphini nobis veniunt hinc atque balance, / Et reliqui pisces qui nutriumtur aqua.
printed in ink l.r.: WB (monogram) 4
Accession Number
1278.188.4-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Another Work Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
fish (animals) fishermen (people) fishing vessels fishmongers Four Elements (allegorical characters) seamen seashores Water (allegorical character)

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