[The Four Seasons with verse by Cornelia van der Veer.]Sun in Gemini; bright Mistress of the Year / May; the Spring-Tide of Blessings that Appear... [&] In July the Sun postin in his trac' / Up to the top of rageing Leos Back; Tis parching Summer... [&] Ripe Autumn in October... [&] Aquarius; when the Cold age of Time / In January hath Seiz'd our North Clime...
't Amsterdam by Carel Allardt op den Dam inde Caardt-winkel. [n.d., c.1690.]
Set of four engravings, rare as a set, good impressions. Ea. c.530 x 425mm (21 x 16¾") very large margins. A few small repairs.
A fine set of allegorical portraits of the Seasons, each with a verse by Cornelia van der Veer (1639-1704), in Dutch, English & French. She is one of three most successful female Dutch poets of the second half of the 17th century.
[Ref: 51813] £2,800.00
Set of four engravings, rare as a set, good impressions. Ea. c.530 x 425mm (21 x 16¾") very large margins. A few small repairs.
A fine set of allegorical portraits of the Seasons, each with a verse by Cornelia van der Veer (1639-1704), in Dutch, English & French. She is one of three most successful female Dutch poets of the second half of the 17th century.
[Ref: 51813] £2,800.00