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Etching of a woman on clouds with cherubs above a rainbow, a shepherd with lambs, and a couple in a hilly landscape.

An allegorical woman on clouds, surrounded by gamboling angels above a landscape with rainbow, lovers and a shepherd with young lambs; representing spring. Etching by C.F. Fritsch the younger.

An etching shows a winged woman seated on clouds, surrounded by playful cherubs in the sky above. Below, a rainbow arcs over a hilly landscape where a shepherd tends lambs and a couple sits near a tree, with a building at right. German verse runs along the bottom margin.

Artist
Christian Friedrich Fritzsch
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Allegorical prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2519 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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: Alegoría de la primavera: mujer en las nubes con ángeles y arcoíris

Un grabado muestra a una mujer alada sentada sobre nubes, rodeada de querubines juguetones en el cielo. Abajo, un arcoíris cruza un paisaje de colinas donde un pastor cuida corderos y una pareja se sienta junto a un árbol, con un edificio a la derecha. Versos en alemán recorren el margen inferior.

Português: Alegoria da primavera: mulher nas nuvens com anjos e arco-íris

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher alada sentada sobre nuvens, cercada por querubins brincalhões no céu. Abaixo, um arco-íris atravessa uma paisagem de colinas onde um pastor cuida de cordeiros e um casal se senta perto de uma árvore, com um edifício à direita. Versos em alemão correm pela margem inferior.