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Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman in profile, facing left. She is standing upright with her left arm bent, holding a cylindrical object. The woman has delicate facial features, styled hair under a flat-brimmed hat with a rounded crown. She wears a long gown with a fur-edged collar, puffed sleeves, and a draped skirt. A fabric ruff adorns her neck, and she has simple shoes. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4981

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 612, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Theatrum mulierum and Aula Veneris [Pennington 1804-1907]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 612, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026389

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