Theatrum Mulierum
Medium
etching
Dimensions
60; 91
About this artwork
Prent maakt deel uit van de 40-delige serie met Europese vrouwen in klederdracht, getiteld "Theatrum Mulierum".
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...