Head of a bald, sinewy man looking downwards

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian

After Leonardo da Vinci Italian

1648

Not on view

Head of a bald, sinewy man looking downwards, after Leonardo da Vinci

Artwork Details

Title: Head of a bald, sinewy man looking downwards
Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist: After Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise)
Date: 1648
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (6.7 × 4.4 cm)
cut 1mm into image at top and bottom
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Object Number: 17.50.18-256
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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