Augustus Augustus (titel op object) Twaalf maanden (serietitel), RP-P-OB-52.366, Simon Frisius, 1611

Identificationtitle(s): august. August (title on object). Twelve months (series title). Object type: print serial number: 8/12object number: rp-p-ob-52. 366. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 52 note: part i. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: the month of august is represented by a river landscape with fishermen. In the background the constellation virgo is shown in the sky. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon frisius, after a design by: antonio tempesta, publisher: hendrick hondius (i). Place of manufacture: printmaker: northern netherlands, designed by: italy, publisher: the hague. Dating: 1611. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 140 mm × w 185 mm. Subject: what: landscape symbolizing august (+ with signs or personifications of the planets). Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1611.