Portrait of a Young Woman

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Sitter Formerly identified as Catherine of Aragon Spanish
1647
Not on view
Portrait of a young woman, nearly half-length to front; wearing a head-dress decorated with pearls, veil, and short fur waistcoat over brocaded bodice; in a roundel; after Hans Holbein the Younger

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  • Title: Portrait of a Young Woman
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
  • Sitter: Formerly identified as Catherine of Aragon (Castille 1485–1536)
  • Date: 1647
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 4 1/8 in. (12.5 × 10.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.2108
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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