Lillo

c. 1632

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a seascape with various ships on the water. The perspective is from the water looking toward the shore at a slight angle. The horizon line is high, with buildings in the distance labeled "Lillo." The style of the image features fine etching lines depicting sails, water, and ship details. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of sepia or black from the etching. Closest to us is a large ship with a prominent sail, followed by other ships leading to the distant shore and buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 4.9 x 17.1 cm (1 15/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 476, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Views of Germany

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

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. 476, state ii/iii.

Inscriptions

center in plate: die Shelde; center right in plate: Lillo; by later hand, lower left in plate: 11

Wikidata ID

Q74894628

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