A bearded man after Hans Holbein (?)

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After (?) Hans Holbein the Younger German
1646
Not on view
Portrait of a middle-aged man with moustache and curly beard, nearly half-length, directed and looking to right; wearing a cap with slashed rim, shirt with frilled standing lace collar, loose robe, and ring on the little finger on his right hand, touching his chest; possibly after Holbein

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  • Title: A bearded man after Hans Holbein (?)
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After (?) Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
  • Date: 1646
  • Medium: Etching, only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (9.6 × 6.8 cm)
    cut fractionally within platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.2106
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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