Oude man met baard en een jong meisje
Medium
etching
Dimensions
107; 120
About this artwork
height 107 mm x width 120 mm
Art Historical Context
Wenceslaus Hollar *Oude man met baard een jong meisje* ( Man with a Beard and a Young Girl created in 1635, is a delicate etching measuring just 107 mm high by 120 mm wide. This portrait captures a tender moment between an elderly bearded man and a young girl, rendered with Hollar's signature precision. As a Bohemian artist who later became one of the 17th century's most prolific printmakers, Hollar produced over 2,500 works, often documenting everyday life and portraits with remarkable clarity. Etching, Hollar's favored medium, involved drawing fine lines into a wax-coated copper plate, imme...
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...