Woman with dark hair and a bow in profile to the left

1642
Not on view
Portrait of a woman, head and shoulders almost in profile to left, with curly hair falling over her shoulders and a bow on the side, wearing transparent collar with double lace flounce over bodice laced across her chest.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman with dark hair and a bow in profile to the left
  • Series/Portfolio: Women's Heads Framed in Roundels : Thirteen plates (New Hollstein 370-382)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1642
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Plate: 3 7/8 × 3 5/8 in. (9.9 × 9.2 cm)
    Sheet: 5 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (14.3 x 13.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756-2261
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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