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Collections

Crispin van de Passe
Aqua

Not on view
Circular engraving with densely crosshatched ornamental border featuring sea creatures, frogs, tortoises, and serpents surrounding an oval cartouche with a standing nude female figure and the word 'AQVA'

Crispin van de Passe, Aqua, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Engel, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Crispin van de Passe
Title
Aqua
Place Made
Holland
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.43 × 11.43 cm) Image: 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.43 × 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Engel
Accession Number
M.79.227.3
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.

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