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Helmeted head

Etcher Francis Place British
After Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
1662–78
Not on view
Head of a warrior with mustache and beard, in profile to left, wearing a plumed helmet decorated with rosettes, with protruding peak in the front and ornate chin strap; copy in reverse by Francis Place after Hollar's etching.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Helmeted head
  • Series/Portfolio: Helmeted heads in profile after Parmigianino : Six plates (New Hollstein 761-766)
  • Etcher: Francis Place (British, 1647–1728 York)
  • Artist: After Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Date: 1662–78
  • Medium: Etching; copy in reverse by Francis Place
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 15/16 × 2 3/16 in. (7.4 × 5.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.18-67
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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