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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Engraving of a seated older man surrounded by a crowd, with a woman and child at left and a reclining figure below.

Seleucus and His Son

1637

Engraving of a crowded parliamentary hall with tiered galleries, a central dais and a lettered key of participants below.

Westminster Hall, Interior, with The Trial of the Earl of Strafford

1641

Etching of a crowd watching an execution on a scaffold on Tower Hill, with the Tower of London behind them.

Execution of the Earl of Strafford

1641

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 a bustling London piazza with a columned church, carriages, riders and pedestrians in 1660s dress.

Views of London: The Piazza in Covent Garden

1660s

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 a leopard standing among labeled flowers, plants, and insects, signed by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1662.

Animals and Plants: Leopard with Plants and Insects

1662

Etching of a young Bacchus riding a leopard, led by a horn-blowing satyr, with putti carrying grapes in a landscape.

Young Bacchus Riding a Leopard Led By a Satyr Blowing a Horn

1647

Etched title page with a cartouche flanked by costumed figures, above a panoramic view of Prague along a river.

Title Page

1635

Etched print of a riverside view of Nuremberg with a stone arched bridge, timber houses and church spires.

Nuremberg

1635

Etched view of Augsburg with a grassy mound, curved embankment, walkers, and church towers with onion domes under clouds.

Augsburg

1635

Etching of two men with staffs overlooking a river plain toward a hilltop castle labeled Wurttemberg under clouds.

On the Neckar

1635

Etching of a brick toll house behind a palisade on a riverbank, with a rowing boat and a distant bridge.

Strasbourg: The Toll House

1635

Etched landscape of a stone tower, farm buildings and trees, with a distant village spire on the right under an open sky.

Strasbourg

1635

Etching of Speyer on a river bank with a large cathedral, a water wheel, boat masts, and a willow tree on the right.

Speyer

1635

Etching of a flat landscape with rocks, fields and trees, with a distant town skyline and church towers under cumulus clouds.

Hanau

1635

Etching of a Frankfurt town square with gabled houses, a fountain, a large tree, and small figures under clouds.

Frankfort

1635

Etching of a riverside town with a tall round tower, city walls, and a sailboat on calm water.

Rudesheim

1635

Etched view of the walled town of Coblentz on the Rhine, with a hilltop castle above and boats on the river.

Coblentz

1635

Etching of the Drachenfels hill with castle ruins above the Rhine, a sailboat in front, and the town of Bonn at left.

Drachenfels

1635

Etching of Cologne's skyline with a windmill, church towers, horses on a road and clouds above, labeled Colln and Duetz.

Cologne

1635

Etching of a castle and town wall beside a moat, with two travelers on a road and trees under a cloudy sky.

Duren

1635

Etching of the town of Wesel with a church tower, windmill, city wall and millstones in the foreground under clouds.

Wesel

1635

Etching of sailing ships moored at a wooden jetty beside brick buildings and trees, titled Delfshaven.

Delfshaven

1635

Etching of two sailing ships and a small boat battling rough waves under a cloudy sky.

Sea Scene

1635

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

Near Albury

1645

Etching of a large twisting tree in a landscape with walking figures, a river, and a distant church spire.

Albury

1645

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a stone spring house with an arched niche, and small figures on steps and path

The Mineral Spring

1627-1636

Etching of a crowded square before an ornate town hall with a balcony of officials, flags, and gabled houses.

The Peace of Munster

1641

Etched title page with a scrolled cartouche, Latin text, and butterflies, dragonflies and flies around the border.

Title Page

1646

Etching of a large eyespot moth above three butterflies and two small beetles on a pale background.

Moth, Three Butterflies, and Two Beetles

1646

Etching of dragonflies, a bumble-bee, a butterfly and a moth-like insect arranged across a pale sheet.

Dragonflies, a Bumble-Bee, and a Butterfly

1646