Wenceslaus Hollar in his Workshop etching 16.3 x 11.6 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 Prague – 1677 London) was one of the premier etchers and draftsmen of the 17th century, known for his landscapes, architectural and topographical views, still-lifes, and women’s fashions. A prolific artist with 2,525 prints attributed to him.
For further biographical notes and for earlier works by Hollar, see part 1 also.
This is part 2 of a 9-part series on the works of Wenceslaus Hollar:
1630-63 Women full length (continued from part 1):
1648 Antwerp Woman etching on grey Asian paper 92 x 57 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1648 Hungarian Woman etching 9.3 x 5.8 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
1649 Bohemian Noblewoman etching on grey Asian paper 92 x 58 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1649 Spanish Noblewoman etching on grey Asian paper 91 x 57 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1649 Viennese Woman etching on grey Asian paper 90 x 58 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1649 Wife of the London Mayor etching on grey Asian paper 90 x 58 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1649 Woman of Bern etching on grey China paper 93 x 57 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1649 Young Zurich Woman etching on grey Asian paper 92 x 57 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1649 Zürich Woman in Wedding Dress etching on grey Asian paper 91 x 57 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1650 Antwerp Wife etching on grey Asian paper 91 x 59 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
1663 A Lay Sister of the Order of St. Clare etching 9.5 x 5.4 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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1635 A Man's Head, after Screta etching 8 x 7 cm Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto |
1639 Infant Hercules Asleep etching 15.2 x 13.8 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
1639 Kneeling King Richard II accompanied by John the Baptist, King Edmund and Edward the Confessor etching 25.1 x 13.9 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
1639 Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels etching 24.6 x 13.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
1640 Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells etching 15.1 x 10.7 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
1640 Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus
(The Clothing of English Women):
1638 Court Lady in Low-necked Dress, Necklace over Collar etching 14 x 8 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1638 Woman in black bonnet, fur muff, lace collar etching 14.3 x 8.2 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1639 Court Lady in slashed dress, with lace collar, fur muff etching 14 x 7.9 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1639 Woman in low-cut gown etching 14.1 x 8.1 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1639 Woman muffled in cape, mask and hood, with muff etching 14.1 x 7.8 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1639 Woman turned away, with fan and lace collar etching 13.8 x 7.7 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1639 Woman with a Handkerchief etching The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio |
1639 Woman with fan, jewelled collar etching 14.1 x 8 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1639 Woman with fur muff standing on two steps etching 13.6 x 7.6 cm ( plate ) Dallas Museum of Art, Texas |
1640 Court Lady with brooch, jewelled belt, sleeves, lace-cuffed gloves etching 13.9 x 8 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Court Lady with lace and jewelled collar, gloves etching 14.5 x 8.1 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman seen from behind, raising overskirt etching 14.2 x 7.8 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman from back, wearing wide-brimmed hat, raising overskirt etching 14.2 x 7.8 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman in apron, bonnet, large collar, holding gloves etching 14.2 x 8.1 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman in bonnet, apron, white cape collar and gloves etching 14.1 x 8 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman in coif, wearing pattens, carrying basket etching 14.3 x 8 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman in profile, wearing hat, apron, holding skirt train etching 14.1 x 7.9 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman in ruff, apron, wide-brimmed hat etching 14.2 x 7.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman in white coif, gloves, scissors on chatelaine etching 14.2 x 8 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman in wide-brimmed hat, large ruff, fur muff etching 14 x 7.8 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman with a feather fan etching 14.2 x 7.8 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman with feather in hair, chatelaine-locket etching 14 x 7.7 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1640 Woman with mask and muff etching 13.4 x 7 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
1640 Woman with veil, gloves, feather fan etching 14.2 x 8.1 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
1640c Woman in white coif, wide-brimmed hat, muff etching 14.1 x 7.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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1641 Charles I of England etching 14.p x 9.7 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
1641 Henrietta Maria of England etching 10.3 x 10.2 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
1641 Henrietta Maria of England etching 15.6 x 11.8 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
1641 Spring state 2 etching 25 x 18 cm Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto |