Queen Christina

published 1613

Attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a woman in a portrait, facing slightly to her right with a gaze towards the viewer. She has a long face, a prominent nose, and full lips, along with long wavy hair falling to her shoulders. She is wearing a gown with a low neckline, detailed around the bust area with lace or intricate stitching, and accessorized with a brooch and cross-lacing. She is also wearing a string of pearls or a beaded necklace. The portrait is within an oval frame, set against a background of closely spaced vertical lines. Below the image, there is text identifying the woman and the publisher.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.9 × 11.8 cm (6 1/4 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.311

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, undescribed


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q65087652

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