Painting

The painting is executed after an engraving by Pieter van der Heyden, published by Hieronymus Cock and with a drawing of Hans Bol as a model (Hollstein, IX, 1953, p. 31), The subject is part of a series of four seasons. The group on the left in the foreground as well as the two children deviate from the original composition and, according to Marlier, is a loan from Pieter Brueghel d.ä. In addition to this painting there are seven others with the same motif. The quality is slightly weaker than in Nos 4 and 5. Most likely, the draft was made by Pieter Brueghel d.y., but the painting was performed by some pupil in the very busy studio. - * - This is done after a engraving by Pieter van der Heyden, * by Hieronymus Cock and based on a drawing by Hans Bol (Hollstein, IX, 1953, p. 31). This is one of a series of paintings of the Four Seasons. The group to the group in the foreground and the two deviate from the orginal The and, The to Marlier, borrowed from Pieter Brueghel the Elder. There are other paintings on the There. In quality, this quality is In weaker than in no. 4 and no. 5, and it was quality by Pieter Brueghel the Younger but In by an quality in his studio.