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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Medallions with portraits of Sebald Beham and Anna Beham

1647

Etching of a river bank with a wooden toll house, trees, and a small boat with figures beside the water.

Strasbourg: The Toll House

1625-77

Etched panoramic view of the city of Kampen with church towers, windmills, a river, boats, and a gallows in the foreground.

Kampen

1642-44

Etching of sailing boats on choppy water in front of a row of low buildings and walls along a distant shore.

Lillo

1642-44

Etching of a fortress shoreline, a sailing boat on choppy water, and a distant city skyline with a church spire.

Fort of St. Philip on the Shantz

1642-44

Etched panoramic view of Strasbourg with fortified walls, towers, a church spire and a fisherman on the riverbank.

Strasbourg

1642-44

Etching of Rüdesheim on the Rhine with a moored sailing boat in the foreground and town towers along the bank.

Rüdesheim

1642-44

Etching of a castle on a riverbank with a crowded boat in the foreground and a distant town on the left.

Kelsterbach Castle near Höchst am Main

1642-44

Etched panoramic view of the riverside town of Bonn with a windmill, tower buildings, and sailboats on the river.

Bonn

1642-1644

Etching of sailing boats on a river with a fortified town and windmill on the far bank, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Schenkenschanz

1642-44

Etching of the castle and town of Ruhrort along a river, with a moored two-masted sailing boat in the foreground.

Ruhrort

1642-44

Etching of sailing boats on a river with the town of Emmerich and its church spire along the right bank.

Emmerich

1642-44

Etching of Rüsselsheim town along a riverbank, with a sailing boat and a rowing boat on the water.

Rüsselsheim

1642-44

Etching of Windsor Castle's towers and walls across a field, with a large tree at left and a carriage with riders below.

Windsor Castle

1644

Etched view of London across the Thames, with rowing boats in the foreground, city rooftops, church spires and a bridge.

London Viewed from the Milford Stairs

1643-44

Etching of Tothill Fields with walkers, grazing animals, a pavilion, and distant churches labeled St Peter in Westminster and

Tootehill fields (Tothill Fields, London)

1643-44

Etching of the Thames with boats, Whitehall's riverside buildings on the right, and Lambeth Palace across the water.

A view of Lambeth Palace from the river at Whitehall Stairs

1643-44

Etching of sailing boats tossed on rough waves under a stormy sky, with a distant city skyline on the horizon.

Zuyder Zee

1635

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

Etching of London seen from Arundel House, with three men on a terrace overlooking rooftops, church spires and boats on the T

London from Arundel House

1643

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

Etching of rolling hills, trees, a fence, small figures and a river under a cloudy sky, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

View Near Albury

1645

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

Etching of a nude huntress asleep under a tree, with a quiver of arrows and a bow beside her and a landscape behind.

Sleeping Huntress

1644-52

Etching of a brick church with a tall spire, people in procession, riders and a carriage under large trees.

Going to Church

1651

Etching of a moated brick mansion with flags, a footbridge, and a procession of figures and a carriage approaching it.

Visit to A. Roelants

1650

Bird's-eye etched view of the Grande Chartreuse monastery in steep alpine mountains, with a river valley and numbered key bel

View of La Grande Chartreuse in the French Alps / Descriptio Maioris Cartusiæ Montium, et Ædificiorum dependentium

1649

Etched landscape with a large tree trunk in the foreground and a terraced building on a hill beyond.

Albury with tree-stump in foreground

1645

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

1645

Etched bust portrait of a woman in a large round fur hat, lace ruff, and fur-trimmed cloak, within a circular frame.

Woman with large circular fur hat and lace ruff

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

Circular etching of a woman wearing a large fur hat, earrings, and a lace collar, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Woman with large circular fur hat and earrings

1645

Circular etched portrait of a woman in a flat-crowned fur hat and patterned lace collar, signed Hollar, 1645.

Woman with stiff lace collar and flat-crowned fur hat

1645

Etching of hawks, falcons and owls perched in a room beside a shuttered window, with a pigeon and dead rabbits.

Hawks and owls

1654-58

Etching of the choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, with rows of carved stalls, fan vaulting, hanging banners and a tiled f

Windsor Castle, St. George's Chapel: Prospect of the Choir, from the West (from Elias Ashmole's "The Order of the Gar…

1663

Etched interior of St. George's Chapel choir at Windsor, with carved stalls and a fan-vaulted ceiling receding into depth.

St. George's Chapel Choir, Windsor (from Elias Ashmole's "The Order of the Garter," 1672)

1663

Etching of the choir and carved stalls of St George's Chapel, Windsor, with a large Gothic window at the end.

Choir and stalls in St George's Chapel, Windsor

1660

Engraved print of a mounted royal procession in four rows of horsemen passing through London, 1662.

Coronation Procession of Charles II Through London (from John Ogilby's "The Entertainment of...Charles II," London, 1…

1662

Engraved print of a royal procession with mounted officials, halberd-bearing guards, footmen and pages in rows.

Coronation Procession of Charles II Through (from John Ogilby's "The Entertainment of...Charles II," London, 1662)

1662

Engraved view of a Gothic abbey interior with crowded tiered seating and a kneeling figure at the centre during a ceremony.

The Coronation of King Charles the II in Westminster Abbey, April 23, 1661 (from John Ogilby's "The Entertainment of.…

1662

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

Frontispiece to 'Eikon Basilike'

1649

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

Etching of a large warship with billowing sails tossed among rough waves, with smaller ships and stormy clouds in the distanc

Warship in the Trough of a Wave

1665

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

Etching of a bridge over a river with horsemen, a rowing boat in the foreground, and a stone tower on the right bank.

Strasbourg

1629

Etched landscape of a road, shooting range hut, targets, trees and a wooden mill over water under cloudy sky.

Strasbourg

1665

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

Etched title page with a large ship's stern under a Latin cartouche, flanked by masted ships, cannons, crates and figures on

Title page: Dutch Ships

1647

Etching of Dutch merchant ships with broad hulls and tall masts at anchor, with a rowboat in the foreground.

Dutch Freighters or Flutes (Naues Mercantoriæ Hollandicæ, vulgo VLIETEN)

1647

Etching of Dutch boyer sailing ships on choppy water under clouds, with flags and detailed rigging.

Boÿers (Dutch Cargo Ship)

1647

Etching of a Dutch merchant ship with full sails and rigging on choppy sea, with smaller ships and a distant town.

Naues Mercantoriæ Hollandicæ, vulgo, VLIET (A Dutch freighter)

1647

Etching of Dutch merchant ships in harbor, large vessel in foreground with ornate stern and tall masts, 1647.

Naues Mercatoriæ Hollandicæ per Indias Occidentales (Dutch West Indiaman)

1647

Etching of a large Dutch East Indiaman under full sail beside warships and a small boat on a calm sea, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Naues Mercatoriæ Hollandicæ per Indias Occidentales (Dutch East Indiaman)

1647

Etching of a three-masted Dutch warship under sail with flags flying, with smaller ships on the water beside it.

Dutch Warship (Nauis Bellica Hollandica)

1647

Etching of a stern view of a Dutch East Indiaman with carved galleries and lions on its coat of arms, beside a second ship.

Dutch East Indiaman

1647

Etching of a crowded sailing vessel on choppy water, with a convoy boat at left and a city skyline with church towers at righ

The Brussels Packet

1625-77

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

Etching of six insects, including two butterflies, a striped moth, a katydid and two grasshoppers, on a pale sheet.

Six Insects

1646

Etching of one large moth above three smaller moths and butterflies with patterned wings, on a cream background.

Moth and three butterflies

1646

Etching of four caterpillars and a snail arranged on a pale ground, with fine hatched lines describing their textures.

Four Caterpillars and a Snail

1646

Etching of a large eyed moth, three butterflies and two small beetles arranged on a pale ground.

A moth, three butterflies and two beetles

1646

Etching of five insects including dragonflies, a bumble bee, a banded moth and a spotted butterfly, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 164

Dragonflies and a bumble bee

1646

Etching of three butterflies and a wasp on a pale background, with a large striped butterfly centered above.

Three Butterflies and a Wasp

1646

Etching of three moths, two butterflies and a bumble bee arranged on a pale sheet, with hatched linework.

Three moths, two butterflies and a bumble bee

1646

Etching of four butterflies in varied views, with dark wings marked by pale bands and round spots, dated 1646.

Four Butterflies

1646

Etching of five butterflies, a moth and two beetles arranged on a sheet, with fine hatched line detail.

Five Butterflies, a Moth and Two Beetles

1646

Etching of five butterflies with striped and spotted wings, one large swallowtail at top center, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646.

Five Butterflies

1646

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 the Royal Exchange courtyard in London with arcades, a clock tower, and small figures, with a cherub holding a tit

Royal Exchange

1647

Etching of the Tower of London from the Thames, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground.

Tower of London

1625-77

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

Etching of a Gothic church and town rising beside calm water, with trees, a windmill and figures on the bank.

The Church by the Water

1625-77

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

Diodati. Pious Annotations

1648

Etching of a wooden windmill on a grassy hill with carts, horses, travelers and a dog on a road below.

The Four Windmills

1650

Engraving of a veiled woman with a fan, gloves and melons at a table, with satin curtains and a river view behind her.

Aestas - Summer

1641

Engraving of a curly-haired young woman with tulips beside a flower vase, with rooftops visible through a window behind her.

Ver - Spring

1641

Engraving of a woman in a hood and lace collar holding fruit beside a platter of grapes and pears, labeled Autumn.

Autumnus - Autumn

1641

Engraved portrait of a woman in a bonnet and fur-trimmed gown with a fur muff, with Latin and English verses below.

Hyems - Winter

1641

Etching of a river with a stone bridge, tower and gabled houses, with three figures walking on a road beside tall trees.

Antwerp

1625-77

Etched landscape of a country road with travelers, a cart, a dog, trees, a stream with fishermen and village houses.

Going to Market

1652

Etching of a riverside village with fishermen, thatched houses, tall trees, a footbridge and a distant town skyline.

The Angler

1650

Etching of sailing boats on a river beside gabled village houses, with a rowing boat and figures in the foreground.

Willebroeck bey Boom

1651

Etching of a river scene with three windmills, sailing boats, rowboats and a distant village church under a pale sky.

The Three Windmills

1651