Lady with jewelled rope round her waist

1640
Not on view
Plate 2. An English lady with curly shoulder-length hair standing whole length to left, looking to left; wearing pearls in her hair, pearl necklace, jewelled rope on her waist over her bodice, lace-trimmed collar fastened with a brooch, and gloves. First state, before vertical shading on the figure's left shoulder.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lady with jewelled rope round her waist
  • Series/Portfolio: Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus: numbered set of twenty-six etchings (P.1778-1803A)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1640
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 5/16 × 2 13/16 in. (13.5 × 7.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.43
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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