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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Etching of a skeleton Death holding a flask before a seated physician and a patient, framed by classical pillars and putti.

De arts en de Dood

1651

Etching of a skeleton shaking hands with a well-dressed man in a city street, framed by an ornate border with hourglasses and

De advocaat en de Dood

1651

Etching of an armored knight battling a skeleton Death figure on a battlefield, framed by an ornate border with skulls and we

De ridder en de Dood

1651

Etching of a bride and groom beside a dancing skeleton with drum, framed by allegorical figures, hourglass and scythe.

Het bruidspaar en de Dood

1651

Etching of Death carrying a frightened peddler with a heavy pack, framed by allegorical figures and a skeleton in a grave bel

De marskramer en de Dood

1651

Engraving of a skeleton pulling a sack over a merchant's head among money bags, with ships at sea and a Latin caption.

De koopman en de Dood

1651

Etching of a skeleton approaching a young bride as an older woman helps her dress, framed by pillars and putti with hourglass

De bruid en de Dood

1651

Etching of a wealthy man reaching for coins as a skeleton, Death, sits at a table with treasure chests and an hourglass.

De rijke man en de Dood

1651

Etching of two card players at a table, with a skeleton Death and a devil behind them, framed by columns and putti with hourg

De kaartspeler en de Dood

1651

Etching of a skeleton driving an overturned barrel wagon over a fallen horse and carter, within an ornate architectural borde

De voerman en de Dood

1651

Etching of Death, a skeleton, guiding a bent old man with a cane past an open grave, framed by pillars and allegorical figure

De oude man en de Dood

1651

Etching of Death dancing with an old woman in a landscape, framed by columns, an winged old man with scythe and a skeleton be

De oude vrouw en de Dood

1651

Etching of a skeleton holding an hourglass beside a child and a seated woman by a fire, framed by allegorical figures.

Het kind en de Dood

1651

Etching of a memento mori coat of arms with a skull, hourglass, and two figures framed by architectural putti.

Het wapen van de Dood

1651

Etching of women with flower baskets walking past a temple, with a winged figure flying overhead in an oval frame.

Mercurius en Herse

1644

Shell (Vasum ceramicum)

c. 1645

Etching of a spiny murex seashell in side view, with a long tapering canal and projecting spines on pale paper.

Shell (Murex brandaris)

c. 1645

Hand-coloured engraved views of a walled hilltop town on a rocky mountain and the town of Assisi with towers and hills.

Radicofani en Assisi

1617

Hand-coloured bird's-eye view of Siena with city walls, rooftops, towers and a key cartouche on the left.

Gezicht op Siena in vogelvluchtperspectief

1617

Etching of a satyr and two nymphs seated on a riverbank beneath trees, with wooded hills and clouds behind.

Sater met twee nimfen

1646

Etching of a kneeling soldier handing a letter to a bearded man with spears, horsemen and a city wall behind them.

David geeft Uria een brief voor Joab

1638

Engraving of winged Mercury descending a ladder to Aeneas beside workmen building a classical city, with a coat of arms below

Aeneas and Mercury (from "The Works of Virgil: Containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Aeneis," 1697)

1654

Engraving of a seated queen beside Minerva in a plumed helmet holding a spear and shield, with columns and a curtain behind.

Henrietta Maria en Minerva

1639

Engraving of a bearded king crowned by an allegorical woman holding scales, with a sword, curtain and French verse below.

Karel I van Engeland gekroond door Gerechtigheid

1639

Engraving of a crowned king and two women under a canopy, with kneeling men offering a sword and crown, beside a French title

Maria de' Medici, Karel I en Henrietta Maria

1639

Etching of a river landscape with a large twisted tree, walking figures on a path, and a church spire in the distance.

Rivierlandschap nabij Albury

1645

Etched landscape of a river with a church spire, trees, a rider on horseback, and a wooden fence in the foreground.

Rivierlandschap met kerk nabij Albury

1645

Etching of a river landscape with a gnarled tree, a fence, and a terraced building on a hill near Albury.

Rivierlandschap met boomstronk nabij Albury

1645

Etched river landscape with a rowing boat, swans, trees, a thatched cottage and a distant church spire under cloudy sky.

Riviergezicht te Shere

1645

Etched river landscape with swans, dense trees, a church spire at left and a small house on the far bank.

Riviergezicht met zwanen nabij Albury

1645

Etching of the ruins of Newark Abbey in Surrey with broken Gothic walls and arched windows on rolling ground.

Gezicht op Newark Abbey

1625

Etching of the ruins of Bramber Castle with a grassy mound, broken walls, trees and two figures on the hill.

Gezicht op ruïnes van Bramber Castle

1625