Ciuis Londinensis Melioris Qualitatis Vxor

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing in a side profile. She is positioned with her body slightly turned to the left, and her face turned towards the viewer's left. Her facial features are detailed with a pointed nose, and she has short hair covered by a wide-brimmed hat. She wears a long dress with lace detailing on the sleeves and bodice, and the fabric drapes elegantly around her. She holds a fold of her dress in her hand. The background is plain, with handwritten text above indicating her as a "Marchants wife of London." There are no other objects or embellishments in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5041

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 522, State iv/vi


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. 522, state iv/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q65026538

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