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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Etching of shepherds and cattle in a village landscape with a bridge, windmill and farmhouses, with Latin text below.

June (Junius)

1628-29

Etching of a rural July landscape with haymakers, a river, a church spire, a windmill and a large tree.

July (Iulius)

1628-29

Etching of a Gothic church and harvest workers in a field, with rolling hills and a Latin inscription below.

August (Augustus)

1628-29

Etching of a riverside village in September with a stone bridge, a laden rowing boat, workers unloading goods and cottages.

September

1628-29

Etching of a castle on a rock above a river, with grape pickers filling barrels in the foreground and boats on the water.

October

1628-29

Etching of a village street in November with bare trees, sheep, a pig, figures at a doorway, and moored boats on a river.

November

1628-29

Etching of a winter town canal with gabled houses, smoking chimneys, a stone bridge, and figures walking on frosty ground.

December

1628-29

Etching of four chubby cherubs carrying a cross inscribed INRI, with winged angel heads among clouds above.

Four cherubs carrying a cross

1640-52

Etching of winged cherubs playing violin, cello, lute, flute and drum in a musical group.

Concert of cherubs on Earth

1646

Three nude cherubs with wings float together, one holding a palm branch, one a rose garland, one raising drapery, in an etchi

Two cherubs dancing with a small boy, not by Hollar

1640-52

Etching of five winged cherubs on clouds, several reaching upward, rendered in fine hatched lines.

Three cherubs and two boys on clouds

1646

Etching of three cherubs and two boys on clouds, each raising one arm holding billowing drapery against a pale background.

Three cherubs and two boys on clouds, each raising one arm

1646

Etching of four winged cherubs and a small boy standing in a row, one embracing another, with drapery and cross-hatched shadi

Four cherubs and a small boy standing

1646

Etching of four naked chubby boys playing with a rearing goat in an open landscape, one riding on its back.

Four small boys and a goat

1647

Etching of six nude putti in a landscape, one wearing a grape wreath, another playing a pipe and tabor at right.

Six Boys

1647

Etching of four nude boys playing with a goat in a landscape, one riding its back, another reclining in the foreground.

Four small boys and a goat (copy in reverse)

17th century (?)

Etching of six nude putti in a landscape, one playing pipe and tabor, another wearing a grape wreath, under clouds.

Six Boys (copy in reverse)

17th century (?)

Etching of a skeleton holding a flask beside a seated doctor in a physician's office, with bottles on shelves and a skull on

Doctor, from "Dance of Death"

[1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton touching a bride as an attendant helps her with her gown, with an hourglass on a chest beside them.

Bride, from "Dance of Death"

[1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a dead deer, several hares and two woodcock birds arranged as a hunting still life on a light background.

Dead deer, hares and game

1647

Etching of a boar, deer and heron lying dead on the ground, rendered in fine hatched linework.

Boar, deer, heron and other game

1647

Etching of five hunting horns with cords, tassels and ribbons arranged in two groups on a light background.

Five hunting horns

1647

Etching of seven hunting horns in three groupings, with coiled tubing, cords, and straps rendered in fine hatched lines.

Seven hunting horns in three groupings

1647

Engraved title page with ornate script and swash flourishes reading Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from drawings by Wince

Title Page: Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum

1786

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and white collar, hand resting on books, with a coat of arms below.

Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L.L. Baccalaurei

1657-58

Engraved bust portrait of a bare-chested man with a beaded headband, shell necklace and beaded earrings, dated 1645.

Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia)

1645

Etched bird's-eye view map of London with dense streets, buildings and churches, labeled London in the upper right.

London before the Great Fire

1666-77

Engraved portrait of a standing woman in a satin gown beside a table with a flower vase and drapery.

Mary, Princess of Orange

1641

Etching of two bust portraits, Democritus laughing on the left and Heraclitus weeping on the right, with a globe between them

Democritus and Heraclitus

1650-60

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, with halos, a city skyline at right and Latin text below.

Our lady of Grace

1649

Etching of a sleeping nude infant reclining beneath a tree with two birds in the branches and a club beside him.

Infant Hercules asleep

1625-77

Etching of a busy courtyard with horsemen, a carriage, and figures before brick and timber buildings with smoking chimneys.

Arundel House from the North

1646

Etched view of Tangier's walled north side above the sea, with ships at left and walkers on a hill path in the foreground.

Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, towar…

by 1673

Etching of Tangier's south-east shore with fortress walls, castle towers, anchored sailing ships and distant hills.

South East Corner of Tangier

1669-73

Etched 1670 view of Tangier's city walls, round tower and harbor with boats, two figures watching from the foreground.

Part of Tangier from above, without the Water-gate

1670

Etched prospect of walled Tangier with a harbor bay, sailing ships, fortified walls, and soldiers on the hills.

Prospect of the Lower Part of Tangier

ca. 1670

Etching of Tangier's rooftops and hilltop castle walls with a flagged tower, horses and figures in the street below.

Prospect of the inner part of Tangier

ca. 1670

Etching of Tangier's rooftops and Yorke Castle on a hill, with a sailing ship on the water and Spain's coast beyond.

The lower inner part of Tangier

1673

Etching of a walled castle with a tower beside a harbor with sailing ships, stone walls and hills in the distance.

The West Side of Yorke Castle

1669

Etched landscape of Henrietta Fort on a hill above the coast, with palisades, numbered features and a ship on the distant oce

Henrietta Fort

ca. 1670

Engraved aerial view of Tongerloo abbey with formal gardens, tree-lined avenues, and flat fields, with heraldic crests above.

Tongerloo (Tungerloa)

1650

An Old Man and a Girl

1635

Engraved portrait of a woman with curly hair and pearls holding flowers, with a landscape and tree behind her.

Mary Villiers, Dutchess of Lennox and Richmond

1645-50

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and dark gown, hand resting on a ledge, with Latin caption below.

Hieronymus Westonius (Richard Weston, Earl of Portland)

1645

Etching of pigeons in a farmyard with a fence, nesting basket with eggs, and a round dovecote in the background.

Eight Pigeons (or Doves) in a Farmyard near a Coup, a Dovecote in the Background

1654-58

Head of a Young Black Boy in Profile to the Right

1645

Etching of a plumed soldier bending to kiss a veiled woman's hand in a dim room with a candle and chest.

The soldier kissing the woman's hand (from John Ogilby, "Aesopics or a Second Colllection of Fables," 1668)

1666

Etching of several sailing ships battling rough waves under a dark, cloudy sky, with a large vessel at center.

Sea Storms

1665

Etching of three ships tossed by stormy waves under dark clouds, with a large sailing vessel in the foreground.

A yacht and three warships in a storm

1665

Etching of a man riding an ox in a barn while a snarling dog guards a hay manger.

The Dog in the Manger (from John Ogilby, "Aesopics or a Second Colllection of Fables," 1668)

1666

Etched view of the Gothic iron screen and carved tomb of Henry VII in a church interior, with heraldic crest and inscription.

Tomb of Henry VII (from Francis Sandford, "Genealogical History of the Kings of England,"1677)

1665

Etching of a river with moored boats, large trees on the right, and a town with a tower on the left bank.

Schiff-math (Boat Yard), from "Small Views"

ca. 1629

Etched cityscape of London seen from a terrace, with church towers, spires, rooftops, river boats and three standing figures.

London from Arundel House (copy)

17th century (?)

Etched view of a busy courtyard at Arundel House in London, with horses, a carriage, figures and smoking chimneys.

Arundel House from the North (copy)

17th century (?)

Etching of Tangier's fortified waterfront with boats on the water and two men on a hill near a round tower and gate.

Part of Tangier from above

1670

Etched panoramic view of a walled town with church spires, rolling wooded hills, and a coat of arms above.

Ansbach and Coburg, View (a) of two views (a&b)

1627-36

Engraving of a funeral procession with clergy, mourners and a draped horse crossing a town square lined with buildings.

Funeral of General Johan Baptiste von Taxis (from Jules Chifflet, "Les marques d'honneur de la Maison de Tassis," Ant…

1645

Engraved title page with a winged cherub head, two coats of arms, fruit cornucopias, and a Latin dedication inscription.

Title to the Entry into Hemissem

1650

Etching of a colonnaded classical courtyard with Corinthian columns, figures, a fountain and a receding checkered floor.

Temple courtyard with figures

1644-52

Etching of a boar and a mastiff with thistle, white lily and raspberry plants, with insects and moths scattered among them.

Boar and Mastiff

1662-63

Etching of a standing woman in a fur hat, lace collar and fur-trimmed cloak holding a muff, with a caption below.

Eine Wienerin

1642

Engraving of a woman descending a grand staircase before a seated ruler, surrounded by courtiers, guards and a dog in a palac

Ester voor Ahasveros

1660

Etched oval portrait of a young woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and lace collar, with an inscription below.

Lady Catherine Howard

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and lace collar, with printed caption below on a book page.

[James Stuart książę Richmond]

1645