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| Self-Portrait 1647 etching on ivory laid paper 13.5 x 9.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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.
Hollar left Prague for Germany in 1627,
working first in Stuttgart and Strasbourg, and then in 1631 in Frankfurt where
he was apprenticed to the engraver Matthaeus Merian. He moved to Cologne in
1632. During trips up the Rhine to Mainz in 1632 and to Amsterdam and other
Dutch cities in 1634, Hollar made drawings that led to 24 landscape etchings,
published in 1635.
In 1636 Hollar joined the service of Thomas
Howard, Earl of Arundel, with whom he travelled along the Rhine to Prague. In
December 1636 he arrived in London with Arundel. In 1644 he went to Antwerp
after selling a number of plates to Peter Stent; returning to London in 1652,
and concentrated thereafter on book illustration and cartography.
In 1666 he was named “Scenographus Regius”
by the King, but the Great Fire of London that year brought an end to Hollar’s
projected view of the entire city. In 1668-69 he joined Lord Henry Howard on
his expedition to Tangiers, but most of his late work consisted of routine illustrations
for book publishers. Hollar died in London in severely reduced circumstances.
This is part 1 of a 9-part series on the works of Wenceslaus Hollar:
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| 1628c April etching 9.1 x 13 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1628c August etching 9.3 x 12.6 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
1630-63 Women - full length:
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| 1630-39c Woman in Full Dress pen and brown ink with brush and grey wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper 15.3 x 9.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1638 Lady with Cap and Muff etching 13.6 x 7.3 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1640c Lady with a White Handkerchief etching 13.5 x 6.9 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1642 Bohemian Woman of Good Quality etching on grey Asian paper 94 x 62 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1642 English Gentle Woman etching 9.6 x 6.4 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1642 Gentlewoman from Vienna etching 9 x 5.7 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1642-50 Noble Woman of England etching 9.7 x 6.4 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1643 A Danish Woman etching 9.3 x 6 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 A Lady of Cologne etching 9.4 x 6.2 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 A Woman from Antwerp etching 9.4 x 6.1 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 A Woman of Cologne in her Best Attire etching 9.1 x 6 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 Citizen's Daughter of Cologne etching 9.1 x 6.2 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 Cologne Maid etching 9.4 x 6 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 English Country Woman etching 7.5 x 6.1 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 English Lady etching 9.3 x 6.2 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 English Noblewoman etching 9.5 x 6.3 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 English Noblewoman in Winter Clothing etching on grey Asian paper 87 x 59 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1643 Frankfurt Merchant's Wife etching 9.1 x 6 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 French Lady etching 9.2 x 5.6 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 French Noblewoman etching 9.3 x 5.9 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 Labourer's Wife from Paris etching 9.2 x 5.9 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1643 Lady of the Court of England etching 9.3 x 6.1 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1643 Merchant's Daughter etching 9.3 x 6.2 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1643 Woman of Franconia etching 9.3 x 6.2 Rijksmuseum, Amsetrdam |
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| 1643 Peasant Woman from Bohemia etching on grey Asian paper Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1643 Prague Girl etching on grey Asian paper 92 x 58 cm 91 x 60 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1643 Woman from Prague etching on grey Asian paper 93 x 60 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1643 Woman of Westphalia etching on grey Asian paper 90 x 62 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644 Basel Woman etching on grey Asian paper 91 x 59 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644 English Gentlewoman etching in grey Asian paper 89 x 61 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644 English Lady etching 7.7 x 6 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1644 English Noblewoman etching 8.8 x 5.4 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1644 English Noblewoman etching 8.8 x 5.8 cm de Young / Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1644 Merchant's Wife of Holland etching 9.4 x 6 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Texas |
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| 1644 Woman of Basel etching on grey Asian paper 90 x 60 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644 Woman of Basel etching on grey Asian paper 94 x 60 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644-50 Burgher's Wife of Bern etching on grey Asian paper 91 x 58 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644-50 Dutch Sailor's Wife etching on grey Asian paper 92 x 57 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644-50 Strasbourg Woman etching on grey Asian paper 91 x 57 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644-50 Strasbourg Woman etching on grey Asian paper 92 x 57 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644-50 Strasbourg Woman etching on grey Asian paper 92 x 58 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644-50 Strasbourg Woman in Wedding Dress etching on grey Asian paper 91 x 59 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1644-50 Woman of Calabria etching on grey China paper 93 x 59 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
