Junius P. Stephani inven, Landscape view print
Summary
Print shows a calendar illustration for the month of June, showing laborers shearing sheep, with others tending sheep in a pen, and sheep grazing on a hillside. One man carries a sack over his shoulder, another is carrying a scythe, and several people are working along the shore of a river. Also shows distant views of a church or castle, travelers, and farmland. Includes the zodiac sign "Cancer" at top center, and six lines of verse printed across the bottom.
Signed on plate on lower right corner.
Illus. from: Menses XII anni solaris. Illustr:mo et generos:mo Domino D. Ferdinando Hoffman Libero Baroni in Grunpuhel et Strechau Domino in Grevenstain et Ianowitz Supremo Hereditario Ducatus Styriæ Curiæ Magistro Supremo Archiducatus Austriæ Marsalco Sacratiss. Caes. et Regiæ Maiestatis Consiliario et Seniori Cameræ Aulicæ Præfecto etc: Sac. Cæs. Mai. Sculptor Egidius Sadeler dedicat. [Prag.] : [Marcus Sadeler], 1607.
Purchase; Hubbard Fund; 1949.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
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