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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