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August (Month)

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  • The month August and the sign of Virgo, represented by harvest time and the disciples of Christ plucking of ears of corn on the Sabbath. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.
  • Months of the year: August. Engraving after P. Stevens.
  • A naked man drinking from a large plate, surrounded by three pumpkins, a vessel and a peacock-feathered wand; representing the month August. Engraving.
  • Bathers in a lake; representing August. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.
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    A naked man drinking from a large plate, surrounded by three pumpkins, a vessel and a peacock-feathered wand; representing the month August. Engraving.

    | Reference: 39047i
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    Bathers in a lake; representing August. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

    Perelle, Gabriel, 1603-1677. | Reference: 26524i
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    The month August and the sign of Virgo, represented by harvest time and the disciples of Christ plucking of ears of corn on the Sabbath. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.

    Bol, Hans, 1534-1593. | Date: 1585 | Reference: 46398i
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    Months of the year: August. Engraving after P. Stevens.

    Stevens, Pieter, approximately 1567- | Reference: 46416i
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