Gezicht op Queenborough Castle
1625 - 1677
Medium
etching
Dimensions
102; 43
About this artwork
De prent maakt deel uit van een zesdelige (ongenummerde) serie met Engelse landschappen.
Art Historical Context
**Gezicht op Queenborough Castle** is a delicate etching by Wenceslaus Hol, the renowned Bohemian artist and master printmaker (1607–7) who spent much of his in England. Created during his active years between 1625 and 1677, this intimate landscape view measures just 43mm high by 102mm wide, the ruins of Queenborough Castle on Isle of Sheppey Kent. Hollar's precise, topographical style reflects his Baroque-era expertise in rendering architecture and scenery with remarkable detail, making his works invaluable historical records. This print forms part of a rare six-piece series of unnumbered En...
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...