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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Etching of Strasbourg Cathedral's tower and spire with a busy market square of townspeople and carts in front.

Kathedraal van Straatsburg

1630

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, framed by an ornate cartouche with painter's palettes and brushes.

Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens

1644

Etching of a colonnade with Corinthian columns, a checkered floor, and figures opening onto a courtyard with a fountain.

Zuilengalerij en binnenplaats van een paleis

1624

Engraved print of an ornate chalice with figural reliefs, niches with standing figures, and a lobed decorated foot.

Miskelk

1640

Engraved allegory of a standing armoured man with a crown, winged figures, cherubs, a defeated beast and Latin text below.

Allegorie op koning Karel II van Engeland

1650

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 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

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

Etching of two lions holding up a young tree on a shoreline, with a Dutch poem printed below.

Allegorie op de verheffing van Willem IV, 1747

1641

Etching of two togaed men in a garden, with children holding up a picture of a ship in a storm near a villa.

Catallus gered na een schipbreuk

1660

Engraving of four classical figures around an altar: a helmeted warrior, nude men, and a draped woman with a spear.

Vier klassieke figuren rond een offerzuil

1638

Tall engraved elevation of a Gothic cathedral tower with pointed arches, pinnacles and a cross at the top, by Hollar, 1649.

Ontwerp voor de toren van de Sint-Romboutskathedraal te Mechelen

1649

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man wearing a dark beret and striped period costume, after Holbein.

Portret van een man met baard en baret

1647

Engraved portrait of a man with long curled hair holding an open sketchbook, with a biographical inscription below.

Portret van Hendrik van der Borcht (II)

1648

Zeitungsartikel aus "Daheim" über Anna von Kleve (1515-1557), vierte Ehefrau Heinrichs VIII

1875

Portret van een jonge vrouw met hoofddoek

1645

Etched bust portrait of a young woman with rolled curls, a flower necklace and an off-shoulder dress.

Portret van een jonge vrouw met het haar opgebonden in rollen

1645

Etched bust portrait of a young woman with short curly hair, pearl necklace and ornate scalloped collar, by Hollar.

Portret van jonge vrouw met kort krullend haar

1645

Hoofd van een man met gepluimde helm

1645

Etched portrait of a woman with curly hair, an oak leaf wreath and a flower, with arms crossed over a patterned dress.

Portret van vrouw met bloem en een lauwerkrans van eikenbladeren

1646

Etched portrait of a woman in an ornate turban with a jeweled ornament and feathers, dated 1646.

Portret van vrouw met V-vormige bourrelet op het hoofd

1646

Portret van een man met een vilten hoed

1646

Etching of a child's head with curly hair, shaded with fine crosshatching, inscribed Egidius Sadeler delineavit.

Hoofd van een kind

1646

Portret van Saskia met een parelsnoer in het haar

1635

Etched portrait bust of a young woman in a pleated ruff collar and lace headdress, shown in three-quarter view.

Portret van jonge vrouw met plooikraag

1636

Portret van een jonge vrouw met kraag

1636

Portret van een jonge vrouw met kraag en rozet

1635

Vrouw met een hoofdkapje van achter gezien

1636

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and lace collar, hand resting on a coat-of-arms plinth.

Portret van Francis Bacon

1676

Etching of a muscular male torso seen from behind, with fine hatched shading on the back, shoulders and hips.

Anatomische studie van de torso van een man, op de rug gezien

1645

Portret van een vrouw achter een virginaal

1637

Anatomische studie van hoofd en schouders van een man, ontleed

1651

Etching of a male torso seen from the side, showing detailed abdominal muscles and cross-hatched shading.

Anatomische studie van de torso van een man, van opzij gezien

1645

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a black skullcap and white collar, holding a book.

Portret van Richard Bernard op 74-jarige leeftijd

1641

Etching of the Cathedral of Antwerp's tall gothic tower and facade, with carriages and pedestrians in the square below.

De Kathedraal van Antwerpen

1766

Etching of a hanging dead hare, dead birds in a basket, and a dog sniffing game beside a stone column.

Dode haas en vogels met een jachthond

1649

Etched self-portrait of Wenceslaus Hollar holding a small panel of a woman, with a city skyline and drawing tools beside him.

Self-Portrait, from "Image de divers hommes: The true effigies of the most eminent Painters"

17th century

Engraved portrait of Reverend John Diodati in black cap and white collar, hands resting on an open book, 1643.

Portrait of John Diodati, from "Pious Annotations upon the Holy Bible"

1643

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, labeled as Pietro Aretino, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Pietro Aretino

1640

Circular etching of a rocky cliff with trees and a large house on the hilltop, with small figures and cattle below.

Landschap met huis bij steile rotsen

1646

Circular etching of a house on a cliff above trees, with figures and cattle on a path below, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646.

Landschap met huis op een klif

1646

Engraving of the risen Christ rising above a rocky tomb with women and sleeping soldiers below.

The Resurrection

Etching of a standing woman in period dress holding a footed chalice, with a landscape behind her.

Woman holding a chalice

mid 18th-19th century

Four Heads (from Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum)

1786

Four Heads (from Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wenceslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum)

1786

Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci from Drawings by Wincelslaus (sic) Hollar out of the/ Portland Museum, published as…

1786

Etching of a woman's head turned left, eyes lowered, with a high bun, curled hair and a fur-trimmed collar.

Weiblicher Kopf, nach links herabblickend ("Hollars Frau")

Etching of a woman seen from behind with an upswept hairstyle, curled locks, pearl necklace and fur-trimmed collar.

Weiblicher Kopf, nach links, von hinten gesehen ("Hollars Frau")

Brustbild eines schwarzen Jungen im Dreiviertelprofil nach rechts

1645

Etching of a bust-length woman with a dark face, wearing a lace-trimmed headdress and lace collar, dated 1645.

Brustbild einer schwarzen Frau mit Spitzenhaube

1645

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in armour holding a baton, with a column behind him and Latin text below.

Portret van Thomas Howard, graaf van Arundel

1646

Engraved portrait of a woman in a fur mantle, pearls and a small crown, seated before a patterned drapery.

Portret van Aletheia Talbot, gravin van Arundel

1646

Etched portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark cloak, one hand raised, with an inscription below.

Portret van Stefano della Bella

1649

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with long hair and a white collar, holding a sheet of coins, with French text below.

Portret van Hendrik van der Borcht de Oude

1650

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and lace collar holding an open sketchbook, with French inscription below.

Portret van Hendrick van der Borcht de Jonge

1648

Engraved portrait of an elderly clergyman in dark robes and white collar, holding a book, with Latin inscription.

Portret van Richard Bernard

1641