Aestas (Summer)

Gerard de Lairesseca. 1680

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Summer seated on a cloud, with 3 attendants, one with a basket of fruit, another, a crown of grain. Summer extends a syckle. Title & artist's name below.

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Title: Aestas (Summer)
Creator: Gérard de Lairesse, Dutch, 1641–1711
Date Created: ca. 1680
Location Created: Netherlands
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Etching on paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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