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Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a person from the waist up, facing forward with their upper body slightly turned to the left. The individual has curly hair falling around the shoulders, and is wearing elaborate clothing with lace and embroidery details. They hold a bouquet of flowers in one hand and gesture with the other. In the background, there is a large urn of flowers on a table beside the person, as well as architectural elements and a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5055

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 332, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1952

  • Etchings and Other Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA, 1952-1953, no cat.

1962

  • Installation during Fine Art Festival, American River College, Sacramento, CA, 1962, no cat.

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 118.

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. 332, state iv/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65026570

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