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Etching of a sailboat tossed by wind on choppy water, bare trees at right, a distant town, and Latin text below.

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.

An etching of a sailing yacht heeling in a strong wind on rough water, with bare trees bending at right and a town of towers along a distant shore. Two men stand on the bank in the cold, and Latin verses fill the lower border beneath a cloudy sky. The small sign of Pisces appears at top.

Artist
Jan van de Velde
Date
[1628?]
Medium
Allegorical prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2972 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1638.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Febrero: viento, velero y estuario en grabado

Un grabado al aguafuerte de un velero inclinado por un viento fuerte sobre aguas agitadas, con árboles desnudos doblados a la derecha y una ciudad de torres en la orilla lejana. Dos hombres están de pie en la orilla con frío, y versos latinos llenan el borde inferior bajo un cielo nublado. Arriba aparece el pequeño signo de Piscis.

Português: Fevereiro: vento, veleiro e estuário em gravura

Uma gravura em água-forte de um veleiro inclinado por um vento forte sobre águas agitadas, com árvores nuas curvadas à direita e uma cidade de torres na margem distante. Dois homens estão de pé na margem no frio, e versos latinos ocupam a borda inferior sob um céu nublado. No alto aparece o pequeno sinal de Peixes.

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