Woman with a bound tress of hair in profile to right
Wenceslaus Hollar · Bohemian, 1607-1677
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Woman with a bound tress of hair in profile to right, Wenceslaus Hollar (1645), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com
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An etching shows a woman in profile facing right, with her hair gathered into a bound tress and curled locks framing her forehead. Fine parallel hatching surrounds the head and shades the neck and shoulder. The print is signed W. Hollar fecit and dated 1645.
