Terra (Earth), from "The Four Elements"

DimensionsSheet: 6 7/8 × 9 in. (17.5 × 22.9 cm)
Image: 6 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (15.9 × 22.2 cm)

Accession Number 2023.72.4

Classificationsprint

CopyrightPublic Domain

SignedJ Sadeler scalps: et excud: francofurt ad (l,c plate) Theodor: Bernard: A inventory (l,r plate)

InscriptionsTERRA (u,c plate) Diua colens terra, et clara reperta ministrans; Alma faue terries et tua sceptra rege (l,l print) Sole namq: datum nos tros tibi nosse labores Nec terries maius Pallade Numen inest. (l,r print) moenum (l,c plate)

Portfolio/Series"The Four Elements"

ProvenanceJeffrey Hunter, Des Moines; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2023]

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