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Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Hans Holbein the Younger German
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The Cardinal; Death removes the hat from a cardinal seated on the right, who is handing to a man on the left a document with five seals
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Title: Cardinal, from the Dance of Death
Series/Portfolio: Dance of Death, after Holbein
Etcher:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist:
After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
Date: [1651] late 18th century printing
Medium: Etching; second state of four
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 15/16 × 2 1/16 in. (7.4 × 5.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number: 51.501.2119
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