Bust of a grotesque man wearing a turban in profile to left

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Francis Place British
1665
Not on view
Grotesque head and shoulders of an old man in profile to left, with hooked nose, wearing a balloon-shaped turban with ear-flap, and coat with three buttons of similar shape.

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  • Title: Bust of a grotesque man wearing a turban in profile to left
  • Series/Portfolio: Grotesques after Francis Place: Fourteen plates (New Hollstein 1844-1855; 2 rejected by Pennington 1631-2 and possibly by Place)
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Francis Place (British, 1647–1728 York)
  • Date: 1665
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (6.7 × 4.9 cm) cut within the platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.2.138
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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