Bonn

Publisher John Overton British

ca. 1635

Not on view

Bonn; two men carrying heavy loads on their shoulders seen from behind at right, walking towards battlemented city wall; square-sail barge in the Rhine at left.

Artwork Details

Title: Bonn
Series/Portfolio: European Views: Six plates (New Hollstein 1818-1823)
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Publisher: John Overton (British, London 1640–1713 London)
Date: ca. 1635
Medium: Etching; first state of three (NH)
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/16 × 5 1/8 in. (8.4 × 13 cm)
with thread margins at top and sides, cut just within the platemark at bottom
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.2.54
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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