Antique bust of a woman
Bust of a woman, turned to the right, with curled hair held by two ribbons. Her robe is fastened on her right should exposing her left breast and shoulder.
Artwork Details
- Title: Antique bust of a woman
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Date: 1645
- Medium: Etching; first state of two
- Dimensions: Plate: 4 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (11.8 × 7.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
- Object Number: 17.50.18-139
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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