1212817 Spring and Summer (oil on canvas) by Wit, Jacob de (1695-1754); 132.0x78.9 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Spring is represented by the cherub-like children with flowers in this scene. The child on the right holding a sickle and a sheaf of corn represents Summer. The low viewpoint of the picture indicates that it was meant to be placed high, perhaps above a door, as part of a formal room setting. Jakob De Wit was a Dutch artist, whose decorative pictures of children were influenced by paintings by Peter Paul Rubens.); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; Dutch, out of copyright.