Queen Christina of Sweden

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After David Beck Dutch
1650
Not on view
Portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden, bust-length to right, with head turned to look to left; wearing pearls in her hair, pearl necklace, low-cut bodice decorated with pearls, lace collar, brooch with crown, wings, and three pearl pendants.

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Object Information
  • Title: Queen Christina of Sweden
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After David Beck (Dutch, Delft 1621–1656 The Hague)
  • Sitter: Christina, Queen of Sweden (Swedish, 1626–1689)
  • Date: 1650
  • Medium: Etching; third state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 4 3/16 in. (15 × 10.6 cm) cut on and just within platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.277
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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