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Iris, the goddess of rainbows drops the vessel with rainbows she had been balancing on her head, she is holding a bird in her hands and is surrounded by a bird and a fish; representing the month February. Engraving.
Reference: 39034i
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Months of the year: February, in which people celebrate carnival by over-indulgence, frost-fairs etc. Engraving after P. Stevens II.
Stevens, Pieter, approximately 1567-Date: 1600-1699Reference: 46410i
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A strong north wind blowing a yacht and trees on an estuary, people out in the cold, and, above, the zodiacal sign of Pisces (fish); representing the month February. Etching by W. Hollar, ca. 1628, after J. van de Velde II.
Velde, Jan van de, 1593-1641.Date: [1628?]Reference: 39023i
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The month February and the sign of Pisces, represented by a fishing port by a city gate and by Christ's calling of the disciples. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.
Bol, Hans, 1534-1593.Date: 1585Reference: 46404i