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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
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Head and shoulders of a young woman, directed slightly to left, looking towards the viewer; wearing a veil held with pearls, and dress with diaphanous lace front, attached to ornate low-cut bodice, with frilled standing collar.
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Title: Head and shoulders of a woman with a veil and diaphanous neckware
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Date: 1645
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions: Plate: 2 11/16 × 2 1/16 in. (6.9 × 5.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession Number: 17.50.18-35
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