Mulier Nobilis Hispanica (Spanish Noblewoman)

1649

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a woman standing in profile, facing left. She has an elaborate updo with a decorative accessory, wearing a long gown with embroidered details and a wide collar. She holds a fluffy fan or adornment in her right hand. The background is plain, and there are inscriptions above and below her in a finely detailed monochrome engraving.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.2 × 5.7 cm (3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 9.7 × 6.2 cm (3 13/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5027

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 603, 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. 603, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026505

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