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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Sitter Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex British
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Robert Devereux Earle of Essex & Ewe, Viscount Herreford, Lord Ferryes of Chartley, seated wearing armor on a prancing horse with a map of his victories in the background.
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Title: Earl of Essex on Horseback
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Sitter:
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (British, London 1591–1646 London)
Date: 1643
Medium: Etching; first state of four
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 5/8 × 10 15/16 in. (34.6 × 27.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.36.8
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