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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Etching of figures laying a body into a stone tomb in a rocky cave, with bare trees above and a verse inscription below.

Entombment

1644-52

Etching of nude souls near a fiery furnace and stone gateway, with a horned devil in a triple crown blowing a horn.

Descent into Hell

1644-52

Etching of the risen Christ in clouds above a tomb where soldiers disguised as monks feast, with a verse below.

Resurrection

1644-52

Engraved portrait of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, in clerical cap and dark robe, with inscription below.

William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury

1640

Engraved portrait of a curly-haired man with a mustache holding a large sunflower, with a Latin inscription below.

Sir Anthony Van Dyck with a Sunflower

1644

Etching of a standing woman in a satin gown with lace collar, puffed sleeves and pearl necklace.

Whole-length Figure of a Lady

1625-77

Etched print of a standing woman in a rich silk gown with lace collar and sleeves, curled hair, and pearl necklace.

Figure of a Lady Standing

1625-77

Engraving of three nude female figures standing beside a seated woman in a lace gown, with classical columns and a draped cur

Portret van Amalia van Solms

1639

Engraved full-length portrait of an armoured man with a laurel-bearing winged figure on horseback and a distant city.

Portret van Frederik Hendrik, prins van Oranje

1639

Engraving of a seated nude Diana with a spear, three hounds, a hunting horn on a tree, and a landscape behind.

Seated figure of Diana the Huntress

1644-52

Woman with circular ruff, bonnet and hair-pin, in profile to right

1645

Etched portrait of a man with long curly hair and a white collar in a dark cloak, gesturing with one raised hand.

Stefano della Bella

1649

Engraved equestrian portrait of a armored rider on a rearing horse, with a battle map below and a coat of arms above.

Earl of Essex on Horseback

1643

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a wide hat and fur-trimmed coat, with scrolls, inkwell and books beside him.

William Dugdale (Gulielmus Dugdale) (from "The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated," London, 1656)

1656

Engraved portrait of a man with long hair and lace collar holding an etched plate, with tools and a city skyline behind him.

Weceslaus Hollar

1649

Engraved portrait of William Fenner in a dark gown and white collar, holding a book, within an ornate arch with a church behi

William Fenner, Rector of Rochford (from The Works of W. Fenner B. of Divinity," London, 1657)

1656

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and white collar, holding a small book at a stone ledge.

William Oughtred (frontispiece from William Oughtred's "The Key of the Mathematicks New Forged and Filed," 1647)

1644

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a knit cap and buttoned coat, with a Latin inscription naming Inigo Jones.

Inigo Jones (from Inigo Jones's "The most notable Antiquity of Great Britain vulgarly called Stone-heng on Salisbury…

1655

Etched portrait of a bearded bishop seated in a wooden chair, wearing a biretta and cape, with Latin inscription below.

Bishop Jan van Malderus (Malderen)

1645

Pietro Aretino

1649

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a loose robe beside a draped curtain, labelled Raphael D Urbin.

Raphael

1651

Engraved title page showing a large ship burning with smoke and flames on the sea, with a small sailing ship at left.

Title page: The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety

1667

Engraved title page with a vignette of a gothic cathedral burning, smoke rising, and a Latin banner above.

Title Page: The Causes of Decay of Christian Piety, with vignette of St. Paul's Burning, (Lex ignea)

1671 or after

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with long hair and lace collar, captioned Philipp Herbert, Earle of Pembroke.

Philipp Herbert, Earl of Pembroke

1625-77

Etching of a Gothic chapel interior with vaulted ceilings, tall windows, carved choir stalls and a stone pulpit.

Bray's Chapel in St. George's Chapel, Windsor (from Elias Ashmole's "The Institution, Laws & Ceremonies of the most N…

1663

Etching of a stag in three-quarter view with large branching antlers, head turned right, legs slightly raised.

Stag

1625-77

Etched sheet of forty-one insects, including moths, butterflies, beetles, a snail, grasshoppers and caterpillars, in black li

Forty-one Insects, including moths and butterflies

1625-77

Engraved title page with ten framed figures in national costume around central text, Decapla in Psalmos, 1639.

Title page: Decapla in Psalmos

1639

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with long wavy hair and white collar, framed by a laurel wreath and Latin inscription.

James, Duke of York

1651

Oval portrait print of a woman with curled hair and lace collar, with a crown and drapery behind her and handwritten notes be

Catherine, Princess of Portugal

[1661] later reproduction

Etching of a woman in a hood and lace collar holding fruit beside a platter of grapes and fruit, with verses below.

Autumnus - Autumn (Three-quarter-length seasons)

1641

Engraved title page with architectural frame, biblical figures with tablets and incense, and central printed title text.

Diodati. Pious Annotations

1648