Woman with broad-rimmed hat, ruff and wide lace collar

1646
Not on view
Portrait of a woman, head and shoulders slightly turned to left, with straight hair, wearing pearl earrings, dark wide-brimmed hat, pleated ruff and shoulder wrap trimmed with lace, chain around her shoulder fastened with jewel and bow.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman with broad-rimmed hat, ruff and wide lace collar
  • Series/Portfolio: Women's Heads Framed in Roundels : Twenty-three plates (New Hollstein 694-716)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1646
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (9.8 × 9.5 cm) cut on and within the platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.248
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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