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Woman with lace and a bodkin in her hair

Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Publisher Abraham Hogenberg German

1636

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Plate 5 from 'Reisbüchlein' (Little Travel Book). Portrait of a woman, nearly half-length, directed to left, looking towards the viewer; wearing a cap, bodkin in her hair, ornate bodice and broad lace-trimmed collar. No. 5 added upper right after first state.

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Title: Woman with lace and a bodkin in her hair

Series/Portfolio: Reisbüchlein (Little Travel Book): Twenty-four etchings (New Hollstein 148-171)

Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)

Publisher: Abraham Hogenberg (German, Cologne 1579/90–after 1656 Cologne)

Date: 1636

Medium: Etching; second state of two

Dimensions: Plate: 2 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (6.7 × 5.5 cm) cut on the platemark

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920

Accession Number: 20.81.3.9

Chronology

Central Europe (including Germany), 1600-1800 A.D.

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