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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Engraved oval portrait of a young man with long wavy hair and white collar, framed by a laurel wreath and Latin inscription.

James, Duke of York

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Oval portrait print of a woman with curled hair and lace collar, with a crown and drapery behind her and handwritten notes be

Catherine, Princess of Portugal

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1661] later reproduction

Engraved portrait of Elias Allen holding dividers, surrounded by astronomical and mathematical instruments.

Elias Allen

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1666

Etched title page with putti holding fruit garlands around a blank oval cartouche, with scrollwork and a cornucopia below.

Paedopaegnion: Third Title Page: Petrus vanden Avont Belga Antuerpianus pictor

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etched title page with an oval portrait of a man surrounded by nude putti, fruit garlands and a cornucopia.

Paedopaegnion: Third Title Page (copy in reverse)

Wenceslaus Hollar, after 1651

Etched portrait of a young woman in a feathered cap, lace collar and fur-trimmed dark dress, three-quarter view.

Young woman wearing a feathered cap

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Engraved circular portrait of Henry VIII of England in a feathered cap, fur-trimmed robe and jeweled chain.

Henricus VIII Angliae Rex etc.

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Circular etched portrait of a woman in a pearled headdress and black veil, with Latin inscription below.

Princeps Maria Henrici VIII Regis Angliæ Filia

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur-trimmed cloak, with inscriptions above and below.

Hans von Zürch Goltshmidt

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a jeweled headdress and pearl necklace, with an inscription naming Jane Seymour.

Iohanna Seymovr Regina Henri (Jane Seynour, Queen of Henry VIII)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1648

Engraved circular portrait of a woman in a patterned headdress, jeweled pendant and fur-trimmed dress, after Holbein.

The Lady Guldeforde (Mary Wotton, Lady Guildford)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etched circular portrait of a young woman in a jeweled headdress, dark gown and lace collar, dated 1647.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark cap and fur-trimmed coat with a chain, labeled Lord Denny.

Lord Denny (Sir Anthony Denny)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark cap and striped sleeves, with a Holbein and Hollar inscription below.

Bearded Man

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Engraved portrait of a young boy in a plumed cap and embroidered sleeves holding an orb, with Latin verse below.

Edward VI

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and white collar, hand resting on books, with a coat of arms below.

Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L.L. Baccalaurei

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1657-58

Engraved bust portrait of a bare-chested man with a beaded headband, shell necklace and beaded earrings, dated 1645.

Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Engraved portrait of a standing woman in a satin gown beside a table with a flower vase and drapery.

Mary, Princess of Orange

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1641

Etching of two bust portraits, Democritus laughing on the left and Heraclitus weeping on the right, with a globe between them

Democritus and Heraclitus

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650-60

Engraved portrait of a woman with curly hair and pearls holding flowers, with a landscape and tree behind her.

Mary Villiers, Dutchess of Lennox and Richmond

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645-50

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and dark gown, hand resting on a ledge, with Latin caption below.

Hieronymus Westonius (Richard Weston, Earl of Portland)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Head of a Young Black Boy in Profile to the Right

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in fur-trimmed cloak with his hand on a skull, hourglass beside him.

Portrait of Joannes Neyen, General of the Order of Franciscan Friars, Ambassador in Trier

Jan Müller, 1608

Drawn circular portrait of a man in a buttoned garment, framed by decorative scrollwork and inscribed lettering.

Portrait of Rinaldo Orsino, Archbishop of Florence (1474-1508)

Bernardino Capitelli, early 17th century

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man with a bald head, hands clasped over a book, wrapped in a draped cloak.

Portrait of Samuel Palmer

Charles West Cope, 1884

Study Sheet with a Portrait of Carl Julius Senff and Two Italian Women Walking

August Ferdinand Hopfgarten, 19th century

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with nude figure studies, a Bacchus-like youth with grapes, and several head studies.

Figure and head-studies (including Bacchus) (recto); four main figure studies repeated from the recto (verso)

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1745-1815

Design for a Chimneypiece, Incorporating a Portrait of George III

Sir William Chambers, 1760-69

Black chalk study on blue paper showing several views of an infant's head with curly hair.

Studies of the Head of an Infant (after a three-dimensional model)

Poppi, 1572-74

Drawing of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat seated at a café table by a window, with a second woman behind her.

Portrait of a Woman Seated at a Table

Will Houghton, ca. 1896