Europese klederdrachten
Medium
etching
Dimensions
60; 92
About this artwork
Vrouw uit Praag, in profiel naar links, met donkere hoed met rechte bol en brede rand, schuin naar voren. Brede, dubbele plooikraag boven ruimvallende, korte schoudermantel met kraag. Laag uitgesneden rijglijf. Wit schort over rok.
About the Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar · 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...