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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Etched view of Whitehall palace from the River Thames, with rowing boats and barges on the water in front.

Views of London: Whitehall from the River

1600s

Etching of Westminster Hall and New Palace Yard with carriages, pedestrians, a fountain, and a tall clock tower.

Views of London: New Palace Yard with Westminster Hall, and the Clock House

1647

Etching of townspeople bathing and swimming in a river below a timber bridge, with a walled town and church spire beyond.

Summer: The Bathing Place

c. 1628/1629

Etching of sailing boats on a river before a fortified town with a windmill, labeled Shenckenschantz, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

View of Shenckenschantz

1647

Etched panoramic view of a riverside town with masted ships, a grassy hill, large trees and billowing clouds.

Greenwich

1637

Etching of Whitehall Palace seen from the Thames, with rowing boats and a barge on the water in the foreground.

Palatium Regis Prope Londinum, Vulgo Whitehall

1647

Etching of Dover Castle on a cliff above the sea, with two figures and a wooden pier in the foreground.

Dover Castle, from the series Divers Views after the Life

1652

Etching of a river view with a castle tower complex, a town skyline, and a two-masted sailing boat moored in front.

Rivierlandschap met gezicht op Ruhrort

1643

Etched river view with a large sailing boat and smaller boats, and the town of Emmerich with church spire on the right.

Rivierlandschap met gezicht op Emmerich

1643

Etched panoramic landscape of the town of Kampen with a gallows, gate towers, windmills and figures in the foreground.

Landschap met galgen en gezicht op Kampen

1643

Etching of sailing boats on the Scheldt river with a row of town buildings along the far shore.

Gezicht over de Schelde op Lillo

1643

Etching of sailing boats on the Scheldt beside the Philips Schans fortifications, with Antwerp's skyline in the distance.

Gezicht over de Schelde op de Philips Schans bij Antwerpen

1643

Etching of a castle on a wooded hill above the Danube, with small boats on the river and trees on the far bank.

Landschap met gezicht op slot Rannariedl aan de Donau

1625

Etched river landscape of Rhenen with church tower, city walls, hills, and sailing boats on the water.

Rivierlandschap met gezicht op Rhenen

1625

Etching of a river landscape with the walled town of Rhenen on a hill, a church tower, and sailing boats on the water.

Rivierlandschap met gezicht op Rhenen

1634

Etching of the Kleine Houtpoort gate in Haarlem with an octagonal tower, windmills, moat and bridge.

Gezicht op de Kleine Houtpoort te Haarlem

1676

Etching of the Danube with a boat of passengers, a castle on a rocky cliff at right, and wooded hills behind.

Landschap met gezicht op Sebins aan de Donau

1625

Etching of a tree-lined field with crowds, low buildings and a distant village under a wide sky.

Spring: The Shooting Range

c. 1628/1629

Etching of a busy riverside wine market with barrels, carts, boats, half-timbered houses and a church spire under cloudy sky.

Autumn: The Wine Market

c. 1628/1629

Etching of a crowded town square in winter with sledders, horse-drawn sleds, children playing, and a tall gate tower.

Winter: The Parade Ground

c. 1628/1629

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

View of Antwerp

Etching of an ornate dagger sheath with a central female figure and scrolling acanthus foliage, dated 1645.

Unterer Teil einer Dolchscheide

1645

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

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

Prospect of Jerusalem

1660

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

Long panoramic etching of London's skyline along the Thames, with church towers, rooftops and a bridge after the Great Fire.

Prospects of London Before and After the Great Fire

1666

Etching of six ragged beggars with walking sticks standing in a row against a distant landscape, with a dog at left.

Men and women beggars

1630

Etching of six ragged beggars, women, men and a child, in a row on open ground with a ruin at right.

Six Men and Women Beggars

1630

Etching of a row of ragged beggars in tattered cloaks and hats, several leaning on walking sticks, in an open landscape.

Eight Beggars

1630

Etching of seven ragged beggars in a row, several with crutches, one carrying a banner, against a rural landscape.

Die Bettler Zunfft (The Seven Beggars)

1630

Etched hilltop view of Passau with a fortified castle on the right, a dense town of rooftops and spires on the left, and clou

Passau, from "German Views"

1652-77

Etching of a long arched stone bridge over a river with towers, a hillside wall, and a passenger boat in the foreground.

Prague, from "German Views"

1652-77

Etching of Drachenfels hill with a ruined castle, Löwenburg to the left, and boats with flags on a river.

Drachenfels and Lowenburg, from "German Views"

1652-77

Etched panoramic view of Augsburg with a tall domed church tower, rooftops, city walls and a river in the foreground.

Augsburg, from "German Views"

1665

Etching of a long covered wooden bridge with a central stone tower over a river, flanked by half-timbered houses and a tree.

Strasbourg, from "German Views"

1665

Etching of a wooden river bridge with a carriage and rider crossing, a boat on the water, and a timber tower at right.

Strasbourg: The Kehl Bridge, from "German Views"

1665

Etching of a river view with a long wooden bridge, a tall tower house, town buildings, a church spire and a rowing boat.

Stuttgart: The Lake, from "German Views"

1663-65

Etching of the town of Cannstatt beside the Neckar river, with a bridge, gabled houses, a tower and rolling hills.

Cannstadt, from "German Views"

1665

Etching of a riverside town with a fortified wall, church tower, sailboats, and a distant city skyline labeled Cöln.

Deutz and Cologne, from "German Views"

1652-77

Etching of a sailing boat on a river with a church spire on the left bank and hills in the background.

Nonnenwerdt, from "German Views"

1652-77

Etching of the town of Esslingen with a tall tower, riverside houses, and a long arched stone bridge over the Neckar.

Esslingen, from "German Views"

1663-65

Etching of Strasbourg's walls and cathedral spire across a river, with a rowing boat and a rider on the road.

Strasbourg, from "German Views"

1663-65

Etching of the town of Ingolstadt across the Danube, with church spires, a wooden bridge and a rowing boat in the foreground.

Ingolstadt, from "German Views"

1665

Etched landscape of rolling hills and a distant city with church towers, with a tall tower in the fields, dated 1663.

Stuttgart, from "German Views"

1663

Etching of Dover's castle and walls on a cliff above the sea, with figures on the shore and ships on the water.

Douer (Dover), from "English Views"

1642

Etching of Regensburg showing a fortified riverside tower, an arched stone bridge, rowing boats, and town buildings on the fa

Regensburg

1652-77

Etching of Westminster Hall with Gothic facade, carriages and pedestrians in a square, a domed fountain and a tall clock towe

Sala Regalis cum Curia West-monasterÿ, vulgo Westminster haal (Westminster Hall)

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 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

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