Mulier Habitans Algieri

1644

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a person standing upright wearing a hooded cloak that covers their head and falls down around their body. Their face, visible through the hood, features large eyes and a straight nose. The person's hair is not visible. They wear long, loose-fitting garments beneath the cloak that reach the ground, leaving their left foot exposed. The individual is holding the cloak closed at the neck with one hand. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5051

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 631, State i/ii

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. 631, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026560

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