Mercatoris Pragensis Vxor

1642

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a full-body profile view of a person standing and facing right. The individual is dressed in historical attire, wearing a tall, conical hat, a ruffled collar, and a long, fur-lined cloak. Their feet are covered by simple shoes or boots. The background is plain with some texture. Text at the top and bottom of the image offers context.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4963

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 572, State iii/iii

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. 572, state iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026367

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