Prince Rupert

1642
Not on view
Portrait, nearly half-length, with shoulder-length curly hair, directed and looking to right, wearing a collar trimmed with scalloped lace over armour, and an order suspended from a ribbon around his neck; in a double oval.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Prince Rupert
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Sitter: Prince Rupert of the Rhine (Bohemian, Prague 1619–1682 Westminster)
  • Date: 1642
  • Medium: Etching; fourth state of four
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 3 3/16 in. (11.5 × 8.1 cm)cut within the platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.210
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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