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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
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Plate 23. An English lady with short wavy hair standing whole length to right, looking towards the viewer; her right hand on her chest, holding a handkerchief in the left; wearing a cap, shoulder wrap fastened with brooch and bow, and dark gown cut along the front to reveal a light lace-trimmed underskirt.
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Title: Lady holding a handkerchief in her left hand
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; second state of three
Dimensions:
Plate: 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm)
Sheet: 5 3/8 × 2 15/16 in. (13.6 × 7.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.81.3.65
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