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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Hans Holbein the Younger German
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Bottom left: Globe surmounted by a woman's face; Above: a daggar is shown partly withdrawn from a scabbard. It is decorated with two sirens. Bottom center: the top of another scabbard.
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Title: Design for Dagger and Scabbard
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist:
After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
Date: 1644
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 in. × 3 7/8 in. (15.3 × 9.9 cm)
cut c. 3 x 6 mm., but intact at the bottom allowing state identification
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.3.357
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