Mulier Generosa Brabantica

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

This image shows a person standing in profile with their hands clasped together in front of them, facing to the left. The individual has curly hair, wearing a hat with an ornamental pom-pom. They are dressed in a detailed gown with puffed sleeves and a draped garment around the waist. The background is plain, and there is text inscribed at the bottom that says "Mulier Generosa Brabantica."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.8 × 6.7 cm (3 7/8 × 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4984

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 495, State i/iii

  • 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. 495, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026409

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