Woman with a Ruff in Profile

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a bust portrait of a person in profile facing to the right. The person has a prominent nose and high cheekbones, with neatly styled hair possibly pulled back with intricate detailing around the ear area. They are wearing an elaborate garment with a ruffled collar, patterned trim on the shoulders and sleeves, and no visible jewelry. The background features a circular frame with a crosshatch design, and the artwork appears to be an etching with a signature and date, "W. Hollar fecit 1643," on the lower left side outside the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.83

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 697, State only

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. 697, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65087092

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