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Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia)

1645
Not on view
A half-length portrait of a Native American man with the upper part of his face tattooed. He wears no clothes but is adorned with a circlet of teeth around his brow and a necklace and earrings made of beads and shells.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1645
  • Medium: Etching; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Plate: 4 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (10.3 × 7.8 cm)
    Sheet: 4 1/8 × 3 3/16 in. (10.5 × 8.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.507.9
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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