Richmond Palace
Medium
Etching, only state, a copy of NH 259 made by Hollar himself
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (52.1 × 33.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number
20.81.2.4
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About this artwork
Wenceslaus Hollar created this magnificent etching of Richmond Palace in 1638, shortly after his arrival in England under the patronage of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel. The Bohemian printmaker quickly established himself as England's first great master of etching, documenting the English landscape and architectural monuments with unprecedented precision and atmospheric sensitivity. Richmond Palace, built between 1497 and 1551, served as a favorite royal residence until the English Civil War, w...
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...