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Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Hans Holbein the Younger German
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Base of an ornate cup, featuring three putti and three animals holding shields. greyhound at left, dragon at centre, lion at right; cup partly erased above; after Hans Holbein
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Title: Base of an ornamental cup
Series/Portfolio: Ornamental designs after Hans Holbein: Ten plates (New Hollstein 824-833)
Etcher:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist:
After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
Date: 1645
Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (10.8 × 11.5 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Object Number: 2012.136.637
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