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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Sitter Richard Hooker British
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Portrait bust, directed and looking to right, wearing skull-cap, ruff and episcopal robes, holding a book with both hands; illustration to an unidentified publication
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Title: Richard Hooker: Vera Effigies Reverendi in Christo Patris D[omi]ni Ioh: Overall Episcopi Norwicensis
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Sitter:
Richard Hooker (British, Heavitree, Devon 1554–1600 Bishopsbourne, Kent)
Date: 1657
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 1/16 in. (12.2 × 7.8 cm)
with thread margins
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.81.3.206
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