Woman with stiff transparent collar and pin thrust in hair turned slightly to left

1642
Not on view
Portrait of a woman, nearly half-length to left, looking towards the viewer; wearing a lace-trimmed cap with pearl hanging from pin at left, and stiff broad collar and bodice with leaf pattern.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman with stiff transparent collar and pin thrust in hair turned slightly to left
  • Series/Portfolio: Women's Heads Framed in Roundels : Thirteen plates (New Hollstein 370-382)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1642
  • Medium: Etching; cut impresssion, state not known
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 3 5/8 in. (9 × 9.2 cm)
    cut within the platemark and text possible cut below roundel.
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.38
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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