Mulier Svevica vel Augustana

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a woman standing in a side profile with her hands clasped in front of her. Her facial features include a small nose and lips, and she has tight curls framing her face with the rest of her hair styled under a round hat. She wears a high-necked dress with long, voluminous sleeves, a ruffled collar, and a full, pleated skirt. A belt around her waist holds keys and a small doll or figure. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.8 × 6.5 cm (3 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4976

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 584, State only

  • Series Title

    Theatrum mulierum and Aula Veneris [Pennington 1804-1907]

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. 584, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026381

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