Self-Portrait

1647

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a portrait of a man from the shoulders up. He is facing slightly to the right with his head turned towards the viewer. He has curly shoulder-length hair, a mustache, and a contemplative expression. He wears 17th-century clothing with a dark-colored garment and a flat white collar. The portrait is framed with ornate scrollwork and a heraldic shield at the bottom featuring two lions and a fleur-de-lis design. The background is plain. The drawing includes the inscription "Etatis 40. 1647."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5072

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 985, State i/viii

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. 985, state i/viii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026591

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