Naves Bellicæ Hollandicæ (Dutch Warships)
Medium
Etching; bottom right corner where '2' is added to plate in the second state has been torn off and replaced so state is indeterminate.
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 9 5/16 in. (14.6 × 23.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.83.8
Tags
About this artwork
This etching; bottom right corner where '2' is added to plate in the second state has been torn off and replaced so state is indeterminate. work by Wenceslaus Hollar, titled 'Naves Bellicæ Hollandicæ (Dutch Warships)' and created 1647, represents an important example of artistic production from this period. Wenceslaus Hollar's practice contributed to the broader artistic traditions of the time, demonstrating the technical skills and aesthetic sensibilities characteristic of Drawings and Prints a...
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...