Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 159 × 154 mm. (6 1/4 × 6 1/16 in.)
Image (circular): 142 × 140 mm. (5 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
Portfolio/Series
From the series "The Twelve Months"
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.842
The two circular works at right are from a series of twelve prints representing activities associated with each month of the year and feature the corresponding Zodiac symbols. The engraving for September depicts apple harvesting; October shows winemaking. At left, three rectangular works from a series of forty-eight engravings illustrate various market scenes with fish and fowl for sale.
Depictions of visual abundance and daily life, including market and harvest scenes, became popular subject matter in European art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Collectors preferred these visual representations of abundance and prosperity because they offered highly detailed depictions of everyday life. In this gallery, a painting by Louise Moillon offers a view of a French market stall.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1946; Garrett Collection; T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore
BMA, Jacobs Gallery 5 rotation, October 25, 2022 - June 11, 2023.
Inscribed: Recto: above image, center, in plate "OCTOBER."
Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett
