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Results for "Water, from series The Four Elements"12 records

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'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements by Crispijn de Passe the Elder, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements

Crispijn de Passe the Elder (d. 1637)

1590–1612 · Engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Empyrean Sphere (from the Tarocchi, series A:  Firmaments of the Universe, #50) by Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Empyrean Sphere (from the Tarocchi, series A: Firmaments of the Universe, #50)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

before 1467 · Print, engraving

Cleared · CC0

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Water, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments) by Abraham Bosse, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

Abraham Bosse (d. 1676)

ca. 1630 · Etching

Cleared · Public Domain

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Water, from "Four Elements" by Wenceslaus Hollar, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water, from "Four Elements"

Wenceslaus Hollar (d. 1677)

1647 · Etching, only state

Cleared · Public Domain

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Water, from series The Four Elements by Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water, from series The Four Elements

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman (d. 1664)

17th century · Etching

Cleared · Public Domain

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Water, from "The Elements" by Johann Justin Preissler, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler (d. 1771)

1735 · Engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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Water, from The Four Elements by Pierre Alexandre Aveline, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water, from The Four Elements

Pierre Alexandre Aveline (d. 1760)

1738–49 · Etching and engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Aqua (Water), from "The Four Elements"

Hendrick Goltzius (d. 1617)

ca. 1586 · Engraving

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Water, from The Four Elements

Jacques de Gheyn II (d. 1629)

1595 · Engraving

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Water, from "The Four Elements"

Jacques de Gheyn II (d. 1629)

ca. 1595–97 · Engraving

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Water, from "The Four Elements"

Jan van de Velde II (d. 1641)

1622 · Etching

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Water from the Elements

Nicolaes de Bruyn (d. 1656)

1590–1665 · Engraving; first state of three

In copyright

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