Turkish Woman (Mulier Aulica Turca)
Costume print, whole-length figure of a standing Turkish woman, head slightly to right, in long brocaded dress with short sleeves over another garment, tied at waist with a wide scarf knotted in a bow at right, her right hand to front in the folds of her skirts; with turban hanging in folds over her shoulders, necklace, and pattens on tall blocks; first state, before "8" added to top right.
Artwork Details
- Title: Turkish Woman (Mulier Aulica Turca)
- Series/Portfolio: Costumes of Women from Different Countries: Twelve plates (New Hollstein 622-633)
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Date: 1644
- Medium: Etching and engraving; first state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9 × 5.8 cm) cut within platemark
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.3.149
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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