Zü Cölln (Cologne), from "European Views"

1643
Not on view
A stone wall with arches crowned with balcony at left, with wooden fence in the foreground; two men walking towards windmill on top of hill in the middle ground; the three spires of the church of St Severin seen beyond, with trees and cottages at right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Zü Cölln (Cologne), from "European Views"
  • Series/Portfolio: European Views: Six plates (New Hollstein 1818-1823)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1643
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/4 in. × 5 in. (8.3 × 12.7 cm)
    Trimmed on and just outside platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.17-407
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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