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Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing in profile, facing left. She is upright with one hand extended to her side and the other holding a closed fan by her hip. She has distinct facial features, styled hair, and is wearing a gown with a floral pattern and striped bodice, a cape, lacework, a necklace, and a chain with small items at her waist. The background is a plain textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5016

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 511, State ii?/iv

  • 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. 511, state ii?/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65026483

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