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Jacques de Gheyn II
The Four Elementscirca 1588

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Engraving of a bearded man in wide-brimmed hat and ruffled collar, holding a long tool and musket, with a hound at his side and a hunting scene in the distance; captioned 'TERRA.'
Engraving of a bearded, heavyset male figure seated on clouds, cradling a large fish or sea creature in his arms; sailing vessels and figures in boats visible in the background; the word "AQVA" inscribed below in Latin lettering.
Engraving of a figure in wide-brimmed hat and billowing sleeves, holding a large bird on one raised hand and a long staff hung with a dead fowl; birds in flight above, hunting scene with figures on horseback in the background; caption reads "AER" at bottom.
Engraving, half-length figure of a woman in Renaissance dress holding a bird and a knife, with a lizard and cutlery on a table in the foreground; a second figure tends to a hearth in the background; the word "IGNIS" appears below with a monogram at lower left.
Artist or Maker
Jacques de Gheyn II
Southern Netherlands, 1565-1629, active Northern Netherlands
Title
The Four Elements
Place Made
Flanders
Date Made
circa 1588
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 7 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (18.73 × 13.97 cm) Image (each): 6 7/8 × 5 3/8 in. (17.46 × 13.65 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.263a-d
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.