Mulier Generosa Hispanica (Spanish Gentlewoman)

1644

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright with her hands clasped at her waist. She has finely detailed facial features and dark, rounded hair styled with an elaborate headpiece adorned with a feather. She is wearing a detailed gown with a wide collar, wide sleeves, and an ornate bodice that extends down to her feet. The background of the image has a faint texture, with text labeling her as "a Spanish Gentle woman" and "Mulier Generosa Hispanica."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.3 × 5.9 cm (3 11/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.7 × 6.4 cm (3 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5028

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 626, 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. 626, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026506

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