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Portrait, bust length, almost full face in oval frame. He has long hair, a fringe and small mustache. Two coats of arms below circular frame within plateline.
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Title: Portrait of Hollar in a roundel (from Vertue's, "Description of the Works of the Ingenious Delineator & Engraver, Wenceslaus Hollar.," 1745)
Engraver:
George Vertue (British, London 1684–1756 London)
Artist:
Copy after Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Publisher:
George Vertue (British, London 1684–1756 London)
Sitter:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Date: 1759
Medium: Etching and engraving (posthumous copy)
Dimensions:
Image diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Plate: 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. (6.9 x 6.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.81.2.2
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