Ciuis Pragensis Filia

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright, facing slightly to the right. She has a composed expression with distinct features including a straight nose and subtle eyebrows. Her hair is styled back with a patterned headband. She is wearing a decorated robe with a ruffled collar, and a fur-trimmed outer garment. There are no visible accessories in her hands. The background is plain. Text is present above the woman's head and at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4965

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 579, State ii/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. 579, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026369

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