Irish Woman (Mulier Hibernica vel Irlandica)

1649

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An Irish woman standing whole length to left; wearing a cloth wrapped around her head, necklace with pendant of a cross, loose cloak with wide fur collar.

Artwork Details

Title: Irish Woman (Mulier Hibernica vel Irlandica)
Series/Portfolio: Aula Veneris: title and fifty plates (New Hollstein 571-621)
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Date: 1649
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 in. (9.2 × 5.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.3.74
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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