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Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman from the waist up, gazing forward. She has delicate facial features with a long nose and full lips. Her hair falls in loose curls, partially covered by a transparent veil. She wears an intricate gown with puffed sleeves, lace details, and a corseted bodice embellished with floral ribbons. She holds a folding fan in her left hand. On the table in front of her are gloves and melons. The background displays luxurious drapery and distant landscapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5056

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 333, State ii/ii


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. 333, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026572

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