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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Etching of Queenborough Castle on the Isle of Sheppey with round towers, a flat landscape, figures and grazing sheep.

Gezicht op Queenborough Castle

1625

Etching of a landscape with a cottage, large tree, two figures and rolling hills labeled Hascombe hill in Surrey.

Landschap met gezicht op Hascombe Hill

1643

Etching of a coastal landscape with Portsmouth harbour, ships, and the Isle of Wight, with two riders in the foreground.

Landschap met gezicht op het eiland Wight

1643

Etching of rolling hills with two riders, a village, and sailing ships on distant water under a cloudy sky.

Landschap met gezicht op Shoreham

1645

Engraving of St Paul's Cathedral London from the west, with classical portico, Gothic tower and decorative title cartouches.

Westgevel van de Saint Paul's Cathedral in Londen

1658

Etched interior view of the Gothic chapter house of St Paul's Cathedral, London, with stalls, arches, and a coat of arms.

Kapittelhuis van de Saint Paul's Cathedral in Londen

1658

Etched 1647 view of Westminster's riverside buildings, Parliament House, Westminster Hall and the Abbey, with rowing boats on

Westminster, House of Parliament en Westminster Hall gezien vanaf de Theems

1647

Etched view of Whitehall palace from the Thames, with rowing boats in the foreground and a columned hall behind walls.

Whitehall te Londen, gezien vanaf de Theems

1647

Etching of Lambeth Palace seen from the Thames, with towers, a chapel, rowing boats and a sailing barge on the water.

Lambeth Palace te Londen, gezien vanaf de Theems

1647

Etching of a crowded London square with carriages, a domed fountain, and the Gothic facade of Westminster Hall.

Gezicht op het plein voor Westminster Hall, Londen

1647

Etching of Richmond Palace across a river, with walking figures, a windblown tree, a sailing ship and houses.

Gezicht op Richmond Palace in Surrey

1638

Etching of a church with a tall tower beside trees and a river, with small boats carrying figures in the foreground.

Gezicht op St. Juliano d'Arba

1665

Etching of a town with a church tower on a hill beside the sea, with small sailing ships on the water and figures on a path.

Gezicht op zee bij St. Juliano d'Arba

1666

Etching of the city of Batavia with ships and rowing boats in the harbor, a church spire, walls, and hills behind.

Gezicht op Batavia met schepen

1669

Etched panoramic view of the castle of Batavia across water, with fortress walls, ships and small boats.

Gezicht op het kasteel van Batavia

1669

Etching of sailing ships and a rowboat in rough sea beside a castle on a headland and a wooden pier.

Schepen voor de kust van Ierland

1651

Etching of Genoa seen from the harbor, with a fortified wall, domed church, towers and hills behind.

Gezicht op Genua

1665

Etching of a fortified harbor with a round tower, arched bridge, sailing ships and rowing boats under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op het kasteel St. Louis te Sidon, Libanon

1651

Etched view of Tangier's walled fortifications, a tower, and sailing ships on the bay, seen from a hillside path with figures

Gezicht op de baai en fortificaties van Tanger

1669

Etching of two lions holding up a young tree on a shoreline, with a Dutch poem printed below.

Allegorie op de verheffing van Willem IV, 1747

1641

Etching of a boy riding a donkey while an old man walks beside, with a windmill, farmhouse and river behind them.

Fabel van de boer en zijn ezel; De zoon van de boer zit op de ezel terwijl de boer loopt

1627

Etching of a bearded man riding a donkey as a boy walks beside, with a watermill, brick house and onlooking women.

Fabel van de boer en zijn ezel; De boer zit op de ezel terwijl de zoon loopt

1627

Etching of a farmer and boy leading a donkey past harbor boats, a windmill and townspeople, with Latin and German verses belo

Fabel van de boer en zijn ezel; Zowel de boer als zijn zoon lopen

1627

Etching of a man and boy riding a donkey past a moat and castle, while well-dressed onlookers watch from the right.

Fabel van de boer en zijn ezel; Zowel de boer als zijn zoon zitten op de ezel

1627

Etching of two men carrying a bound ox on a pole past a watermill, a castle and onlookers, with Latin and German captions.

Fabel van de boer en zijn ezel; De boer en zijn zoon dragen de ezel op een draagbaar

1627

Etching of a firelit room with two seated men, a standing elderly woman holding a dish, a candle and a fireplace.

Fabel van de sater en de boer

1644

Etching of a satyr and a peasant sharing a meal at a table in a rustic interior, with a woman at left.

Fabel van de satyr en de boer

1644

Etching of a lion and a horse in a landscape with a village and church tower in the background, with Dutch caption.

Fabel van de leeuw en de hengst

1644

Etching of a winged basilisk with a serpent tail facing a weasel carrying a sprig of leaves before rocks.

Fabel van de basilisk en de wezel

1644

Etching of two togaed men in a garden, with children holding up a picture of a ship in a storm near a villa.

Catallus gered na een schipbreuk

1660

Engraving of four classical figures around an altar: a helmeted warrior, nude men, and a draped woman with a spear.

Vier klassieke figuren rond een offerzuil

1638

Engraving of two lions holding a fruiting tree between them, with a crown, ships on the sea, and the title En Surculus Arbor.

Allegorie op het huweljk tussen prins Willem II en Maria Stuart, 1641

1641

Etching in two panels: tropical palms and stormy sea on the left, a robed king gazing at a heavenly crown on the right.

Tropisch landschap met woeste zee / Goddelijke kroning van koning Karel I van Engeland

1649

Engraved plan and coastal view of Olinda with numbered key, sailing ships in the bay, and a sugar mill vignette.

Plattegrond en gezicht op Olinda

1657

Engraving with a panoramic view of Canterbury, a street plan of the town, and a view of Christ Church Cathedral's south side.

Plattegrond en gezicht op Canterbury en Kathedraal van Canterbury

1671

Engraved bird's-eye view of Tongerlo abbey with church, buildings, formal gardens and tree-lined avenues.

Gezicht op klooster van Tongerlo

1650

Engraved panoramic view of Prague with a winding river, bridge, church spires, and heraldic cartouches above and a numbered k

Gezicht op Praag (middelste deel)

1649

Engraved bird's-eye plan of the fortified city of Regensburg along the Danube, with a panoramic view above and a numbered key

Plattegrond en gezicht op Regensburg

1695

Etching of ruined stone walls in the foreground, with a town skyline, church towers and distant hills behind, and a coat of a

Gezicht op Praag (linkerdeel)

1649

Etched panoramic view of a city by a river with church spires, a wooded hill, fortified walls and a coat of arms above.

Gezicht op Praag (rechterdeel)

1649

Tall engraved elevation of a Gothic cathedral tower with pointed arches, pinnacles and a cross at the top, by Hollar, 1649.

Ontwerp voor de toren van de Sint-Romboutskathedraal te Mechelen

1649

Etched landscape of a castle tower on a cliff above a river, with a village, church spire, boats and birds under a sunrise sk

Gezicht op kasteel Monjardin

1659

Etched bird's-eye view of Heidelberg castle and formal garden beside a river, framed by a large tree in the foreground.

Gezicht op Heidelberg

1695

Bird's-eye engraving of Groenendaal Abbey with cloisters, gardens, orchards and wooded hills, framed by a cartouche with cher

Gezicht op Abdij Groenedael

1649

Etching of six hunting dogs lying and crouching together, with fine hatched shading, signed W. Hollar fecit 1647.

Zes liggende jachthonden

1647

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man wearing a dark beret and striped period costume, after Holbein.

Portret van een man met baard en baret

1647

Engraved portrait of a man with long curled hair holding an open sketchbook, with a biographical inscription below.

Portret van Hendrik van der Borcht (II)

1648

Engraving of a large Dutch East Indiaman with full sails beside two warships and a small boat on calm water.

Nederlandse Oost-Indiëvaarder en twee oorlogsschepen

1647

Etching of a Dutch warship with four sails set among smaller ships on rough sea, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1627.

Oorlogsschip met vier zeilen gehesen

1627

Etching of two sailing warships with hoisted sails and flags on rough seas, with smaller boats and clouds in the background.

Twee oorlogsschepen met gehezen zeilen

1627

Etching of ships in a harbor with cannons and crates on the quay, a title cartouche above a ship's stern, and two men watchin

Schepen in een haven met goederen op de kade

1647

Etching of a Dutch merchant ship's bowsprit and carved bow with a lion figurehead, with other ships in a harbor behind.

Boegspriet van een Nederlandse West-Indiëvaarder

1647

Etching of a large Dutch merchant ship's stern with rigging, beside smaller ships and a rowboat with figures on calm water.

Nederlandse West-Indiëvaarder

1647

Etching of a large wooden ship being built, with workers on scaffolding, timber in the foreground and a harbour behind.

Bouw van een schip

1647

Etching of a three-masted Dutch warship with flags and rigging on rough sea, with smaller ships in the distance.

Nederlands oorlogsschip

1647

Etching of a crowded sailing ship on choppy water, with a convoy boat and the church-towered skyline of Antwerp in the distan

Gezicht op de Schelde bij Antwerpen

1647

Etching of a large Dutch sailing ship's ornate stern with workers repairing its hull beside a second damaged vessel.

Werkzaamheden aan de rompen van twee Nederlandse Oost-Indiëvaarders

1647

Etching of a large Dutch warship under sail beside ships firing in a naval battle, with gunsmoke over the sea.

Nederlands oorlogsschip nadert een zeeslag

1647

Etching of Dutch merchant ships at anchor with a rowing boat in the foreground and a distant harbour town.

Nederlandse fluitschepen

1647

Nederlands fluitschip

1647

Etching of Dutch sailing boats on choppy sea with sailors on deck and flags flying under a cloudy sky.

Boeiers op zee

1647

Etching of a village with half-timbered houses, a wooden watermill by a stream, figures on a road, and wooded hills behind.

Gezicht op een watermolen

1625

Etched landscape with trees, rolling hills, a distant town and clouds in the sky, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Landschap met een kasteel op een heuvel

1625

Etching of a covered wagon drawn by horses on a path, with trees on the right and hills under cloudy sky.

Landschap met wagen voortgetrokken door paarden

1625

Etching of a sailing boat tossed by waves on open water, with a distant town skyline and sails on the horizon.

Boten op het Haarlemmermeer

1627

Etched landscape of rocky cliffs, boats and fishermen on water, with tall trees on the right and a distant castle.

Landschap in de vorm van een mannenhoofd

1625

Etching of rough sea waves breaking toward a shore, with sailboats on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Zeegezicht vanaf de kust

1627

Etching of sand dunes along a coast with a sailing boat and small figures on the beach at right.

Strandgezicht met duinen

1627

Etched print of rolling dunes with sailboats on water and a distant town skyline under a wide sky.

Duinen bij Naarden

1627

Etching of men on a shore pointing at sailing ships on calm water, with a distant town skyline and cumulus clouds.

Mannen aan wal wijzend naar schepen op het water

1627

Etching of several sailing ships on a calm sea, with masts and rigging, and small ships fading toward the horizon.

Schepen op kalme zee

1627

Etching of sailing ships on rough waves under a cloudy sky, with a large boat with billowing sails in the foreground.

Zeegezicht met zeilschepen

1627

Etching of sailing warships in a sea battle, with gun smoke and billowing flags under a cloudy sky.

Zeeslag

1627

Etching of three caterpillars, a large moth and four butterflies arranged across a pale sheet.

Three Caterpillars, a Moth, and Four Butterflies, from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae

after 1644

Etching of a central dragonfly surrounded by butterflies, moths, ladybirds and flies arranged on a pale background.

A Dragonfly, Ladybirds, and Butterflies, from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae

after 1646

Engraved title page with butterflies and a moth around a central cartouche bearing text, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Title Page from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae

after 1644

Etching of two dragonflies and five butterflies and moths with detailed patterned wings on a pale background.

Two Dragonflies and Five Butterflies, from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae

after 1644

Etching of several anglers on a riverbank landing fish with long rods, a basket of catch and a wicker trap in the foreground.

Hengelen

1671

Engraved title page with a stag head, hunting dogs, a rifle, spears and arrows framing an empty central cartouche.

Titelprent voor een serie met prenten over de jacht

1646

Etching of five black and white hounds in varied poses, with a separate study of a dog's head at upper right.

Vijf jachthonden

1647

Etching of six lean hunting dogs, two seated in front and four standing behind, on an open ground with shrubs.

Twee zittende en vier staande jachthonden

1646

Etching of six hunting dogs in varied poses, standing, sitting and lying down, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646.

Zes jachthonden

1646

Etching of eleven hunting dogs grouped on open ground, some standing and some lying down, with fine hatched shading.

Elf jachthonden

1646

Etching with several studies of hunting dogs: standing full figures, a crouching dog, and detailed heads in various views.

Studies van jachthonden

1646

Zeitungsartikel aus "Daheim" über Anna von Kleve (1515-1557), vierte Ehefrau Heinrichs VIII

1875

Portret van een jonge vrouw met hoofddoek

1645

Etched bust portrait of a young woman with rolled curls, a flower necklace and an off-shoulder dress.

Portret van een jonge vrouw met het haar opgebonden in rollen

1645

Etched bust portrait of a young woman with short curly hair, pearl necklace and ornate scalloped collar, by Hollar.

Portret van jonge vrouw met kort krullend haar

1645

Hoofd van een man met gepluimde helm

1645

Etched portrait of a woman with curly hair, an oak leaf wreath and a flower, with arms crossed over a patterned dress.

Portret van vrouw met bloem en een lauwerkrans van eikenbladeren

1646

Etched portrait of a woman in an ornate turban with a jeweled ornament and feathers, dated 1646.

Portret van vrouw met V-vormige bourrelet op het hoofd

1646

Portret van een man met een vilten hoed

1646

Etching of a child's head with curly hair, shaded with fine crosshatching, inscribed Egidius Sadeler delineavit.

Hoofd van een kind

1646

Portret van Saskia met een parelsnoer in het haar

1635

Etched portrait bust of a young woman in a pleated ruff collar and lace headdress, shown in three-quarter view.

Portret van jonge vrouw met plooikraag

1636

Portret van een jonge vrouw met kraag

1636