Album with Heads of Kings and Queens of England

17th Century

British 17th Century and Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

British 17th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of a hardcover book with a decorative spine and cover. The book is bound in a rich, dark reddish-brown leather on the spine and corners, while the rest of the cover is a lighter, textured red. Two thin, parallel gold lines run along the leather trim where it meets the fabric of the cover. The spine shows signs of wear along its edges. The book's cover design is classic and elegant, with a focus on simple, geometric lines and the contrast between the different hues and textures of red.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 25 engravings plus Hollar's engraved map of England

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9141

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 549

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 549.

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