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Wenceslaus Hollar

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Engraved portrait of John Booker holding a book, with an armillary sphere, quadrant and celestial medallion beside him.

John Booker. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper after Hollar

Etching of Adam and Eve beside a fruit tree in Eden, with animals around them and a Latin inscription below.

The Garden of Eden

1651

Etching of Adam and Eve expelled from Eden by an angel while a skeleton with a spear drives them forward.

Expulsion from Paradise

1651

Etching of Adam ploughing a field as a skeleton of Death holds the plough, with Eve and an infant behind him.

Adam Ploughing

1651

Etching of a seated pope receiving a crown as skeletal Death figures stand among mitred clergy beneath a canopy.

The Pope and Death

1651

Etching of a seated crowned ruler with a skeleton Death behind him, courtiers and a kneeling figure nearby.

The Emperor and Death

1651

Etching of Death, a skeleton, approaching a crowned empress in an ornate gown beside other women before a decorated building.

The Empress and Death

1651

Etching of a crowned queen and noblewoman confronted by a skeleton Death holding an hourglass, before arches.

The Queen and Death

1651

Etching of a cardinal reading a book while Death stands behind him, with a young man leaning on a staff and vines framing the

The Cardinal and Death

1651

Etching of a skeleton walking beside a bishop with a crosier, sheep and an hourglass at their feet, with a rising sun behind.

The Bishop and Death

1651

Etching of a skeleton walking beside a bearded nobleman in a plumed hat, with a fallen crown and a Latin inscription below.

The Count and Death

1651

Etching of a skeleton Death grasping the robe of a startled robed abbot beside a tree, with an hourglass on the ground.

The Abbott and Death

1651

Etching of a skeleton Death figure grasping a richly dressed man's arm on a city street, with onlookers and a Latin caption b

The Advocate and Death

1651

Etching of a richly dressed couple beside a dancing skeleton with a drum and an hourglass on the floor.

The Bridal Pair and Death

1651

Etching of a skeleton touching a bride in an elegant gown beside an hourglass and a chest, while an attendant helps her dress

The Bride and Death

1651

Etching of Death smothering a merchant seated on bales and barrels, with ships on the sea behind and an hourglass below.

The Merchant and Death

1651

Etching of Death embracing a startled peddler carrying a heavy pack basket, with a dog and distant cross in the landscape.

The Peddlar and Death

1651

Etching of a skeleton holding coins while a startled rich man raises his arms beside a table piled with treasure.

The Rich Man and Death

1651

Etching of a skeleton Death figure gripping a nobleman's arm as courtiers and a child watch beside a stone building.

The Duke and Death

1651

Engraved print of an ornate chalice with a narrative relief band, figures in niches on the stem, and a star-shaped foot.

The Great Chalice Adorned with Figures

1640

Engraving of a woman in a satin gown with fur muff and pearl necklace, standing on two stone steps.

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman on…

1639

Engraving of a standing woman in a silk gown with lace cuffs, holding a bouquet of flowers.

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1638

Engraving of a standing woman in a long gown with lace collar and cuffs, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640.

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1640

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1639

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1639

Etching of a veiled English woman in a long dark gown and white collar, holding a fur muff, standing on a ground line.

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Veiled Woman

1640

Engraving of a woman from behind in a wide-brimmed hat, lace collar and draped cloak, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640.

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1640

Engraving of a standing woman in a wide hat, pleated ruff, dark gown and fur muff, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640.

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1640

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1640

Etching of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed hat, ruff collar, ribboned bodice and dark cloak, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640.

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1640

Engraving of a standing woman in a wide dark hat, lace collar and long gown, holding a dark muff, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

1640

The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman wit…

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