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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Publisher Abraham Hogenberg German
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Plate 18 from Reisbüchlein (Little Travel Book). Head and shoulders of a woman, with her back turned towards the viewer, directed slightly to right, wearing a small cap, lace-trimmed collar and slashed sleeves.
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Title: Head of a woman with a small cap seen from behind
Series/Portfolio: Reisbüchlein (Little Travel Book): Twenty-four etchings (New Hollstein 148-171)
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Publisher:
Abraham Hogenberg (German, Cologne 1579/90–after 1656 Cologne)
Date: 1635
Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions:
Plate: 1 15/16 × 1 5/8 in. (4.9 × 4.1 cm)
Sheet: 1 15/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5 × 4.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.3.25
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