Irregular unit of time dividing a calendar year

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A woman with shears holding a sheep; representing June. Engraving.

A woman walking in the rain as a figure in the clouds pours a bucket; representing Aquarius in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.

A male dwarf sexually aroused by a sleeping female dwarf. Coloured etching by M. Engelbrecht, after 1715.

A labourer asks a gentleman for his wages so that he may get drunk; both represented as dwarfs. Coloured etching after M. Engelbrecht, 1715.

Medieval Christian mosaic from Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Aoste, Italy; representing the months of the year. Etching by C. Martel after E. Aubert.

A field being ploughed; representing October. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

A field being harvested; representing July. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

Two dwarfs make tuneless music. Coloured etching by M. Engelbrecht, after 1715.

Bathers in a lake; representing August. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

Two dwarfs with hunting gear; representing the easy life of game hunting. Coloured etching by M. Engelbrecht, after 1715.

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Months

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Images referencing Months

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A field being harvested; representing July. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

Medieval Christian mosaic from Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Aoste, Italy; representing the months of the year. Etching by C. Martel after E. Aubert.

A field being ploughed; representing October. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

A woman with shears holding a sheep; representing June. Engraving.

Bathers in a lake; representing August. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

Months

Images from the collections

Images referencing Months

Works from the collections

A field being harvested; representing July. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

Medieval Christian mosaic from Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Aoste, Italy; representing the months of the year. Etching by C. Martel after E. Aubert.

A field being ploughed; representing October. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

A woman with shears holding a sheep; representing June. Engraving.

Bathers in a lake; representing August. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

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