Wenceslaus Hollar
Portrait of Wenceslaus Hollar, half-length almost facing front, wearing doublet buttoned down the front and open over left shoulder; holding copper-plate of his St Catherine, standing next to table covered with etching tools in front of open window on right with church and roofs seen in distance on right; coat of arms on left after Joannes Meyssens.
Artwork Details
- Title: Wenceslaus Hollar
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Sitter: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Date: 1661
- Medium: Etching and drypoint; third state of five
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in. (15 × 11 cm)
Cut within platemark The address has been trimmed off at bottom. - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.1.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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