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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Engraving of the crowded arcaded courtyard of the Royal Exchange, London, with a clock tower and a bilingual title cartouche

Royal Exchange

1644

Etching of a flat landscape with a large windmill, smaller mills, travelers with horse carts on a road, and a distant town.

Landschap met vier windmolens

1650

Etching of an elephant with curled trunk beside a camel, with monkeys and a dog among foliage in the background.

Elephant and Camel (reverse copy)

17th century (?)

Pen and ink drawing of a city skyline with church spires and sailing ships on a river.

View of Antwerp

Etching of a procession with horsemen and a carriage on a tree-lined road, smoke rising from gunfire, and a crowd of spectato

Entry of the Count of Thurn and Taxis into Hemissen

ca. 1651

Engraved portrait of a man in an oval frame, flanked by putti holding garlands of fruit and flowers.

Portret van Pieter van Avont

1651

Etching of Dutch warships under full sail, with a large ornate vessel in front and a cannon battle with smoke on the left.

Naves Bellicæ Hollandicæ (Dutch Warships)

1647

Engraved double portrait of Charles I and Henrietta Maria in oval frames, with royal titles inscribed below.

Charles I and Henrietta Maria

1641

Etching of a spiral volute seashell in side view, with dense hatched lines shaping its ridges and shadowed opening.

Shell: Hebrew Volute (Voluta ebraea L)

ca. 1646

Etching of Richmond Palace across a river, with a tree and walking figures in the foreground and a ship on the water.

Richmond Palace

1638

Etching of warships tossed by stormy waves under a dark sky, with a whale surfacing at lower right.

Oorlogsschepen en een walvis in een zeestorm

1665

Etching of galleys and sailing ships tossed by waves in a storm, with rain falling from dark clouds.

Galei en andere schepen in een zeestorm

1665

Etching of night fireworks with a tall torch stand, marching soldiers with drums and flag, and a lit castle behind a gate.

Fireworks at Hemissem

ca. 1650

Engraving of a griffin with eagle head and wings and lion body, surrounded by plants, a pine apple, insects and butterflies.

A Griffin

1662-63

Etching of a river ferry with passengers, a riverside inn with travelers and horses, and a town with a spire beyond.

The Ferry

1649

Engraved panoramic view of Jerusalem with walls, a large central temple complex, hills, and an inset map.

Prospect of Jerusalem

1660

Etching of two large moths and six smaller insects including a bee and beetles, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Two moths and six Insects

1645

Etching of Venus: a reclining nude woman, a winged cupid carrying a flower basket, dense trees and birds in the sky.

Realm of Venus

1646

Hand-colored bird's-eye view of the walled town of Pavia with a river, bridge and surrounding fields.

Gezicht op Pavia in vogelvluchtperspectief

1617

Hand-colored bird's-eye map of Pisa with the Arno river, city walls, a coat of arms and an inset of a tower.

Gezicht op Pisa in vogelvluchtperspectief

1617

Hand-coloured print of a fortified city under siege, with tents, cavalry, artillery smoke and a river in the landscape.

Belegering van Casale Monferrato

1693

Engraved bird's-eye map of Cologne along the Rhine with Deutz fortress opposite, cherubs and coats of arms framing the view.

Cologne and Deutz

1635

Etched panoramic view of Windsor Castle's south side with round towers, a Gothic chapel, garden paths and trees.

The South Side of Windsor Castle [copy]

after 1666

Engraved river view of three large Thames-side houses with a stone wall, with sailing and rowing boats on the water.

Durham House, Salisbury House and Worcester House on the Thames

1808

Engraved panorama of Birmingham in 1656 showing a church spire, rows of houses, trees and rolling hills, with a coat of arms

The Prospect of Bermingham [Birmingham], from Ravenshurst (neere London-road) on the South-east part of towne (from D…

1656

Etching of Whitehall Palace seen from the Thames, with rowing boats in the foreground and riverside houses along the bank.

Palatium Regis prope Londinum, vulgo White-hall (Royal Palace of Whitehall, London)

ca. 1647

Etching of Lambeth Palace seen from the Thames, with towers, a gabled hall, rowing boats and a sailing barge.

Palatium Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis propae Londinum vulgo Lambeth House (Lambeth House: Palace of the Archbishop of…

1647

Etching of Westminster from the River Thames showing Parliament House, Westminster Hall, the Abbey and rowing boats.

Ciuitatis Westmonasteriensis pars (Westminster from the River)

1647

Etched river view of Whitehall Stairs with boats on the Thames and the buildings of Lambeth across the water.

View of Lambeth from Whitehall Stairs [copy]

1650-60

Etching of the Royal Exchange courtyard in London with arcades, a clock tower, and small figures, with a flying cherub above.

Byrsa Londinensis vulgo the Royal Exchange (Royal Exchange, London)

1645-47

Etching of a piazza with a columned church, townhouses, carriages, riders and pedestrians under a cloudy sky.

Piazza in Covent Garden

ca. 1647

Etching of St Mary Overy church in Southwark with a square tower, large rose window and small street figures in the foregroun

S. Marie Overs in Southwarke (St. Mary Overy, now Southwark Cathedral)

1647