Arundel House from the North
Medium
Etching, only state
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 1/8 × 7 7/16 in. (8 × 18.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.598.1a
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Arundel House from the North** (1646) is a delicate etching by the masterful Bohemian artist Wences Hollar, in collaboration with Adam Alexiusling. This intimate print (3 1/8 × 7 7/16 in.) captures a northern view of Arundel House, the Thames-side mansion of the Howard family, Earls of Arundel, one of London's most prominent noble residences in the 17th century. Hollar renowned for his topographic precision, populates the scene with lively details: horse-drawn carriages, human figures, and horses, evoking the bustling daily life around this architectural gem. Created amid the English Civil ...
About the Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar|Adam Alexius Bierling · 1607–1677
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) was a prolific Bohemian etcher who became one of the most accomplished printmakers of the seventeenth century. Born in Prague, he trained under Matthäus Merian in Frankfurt before entering the service of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, in 1636. Hollar spent most of his career in England, where he produced approximately 2,740 etchings documenting an extraordinary range...