| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Wenceslaus Hollar |
| Published | [London, Printed by Thomas Roycroft, for the Author, 1668] |
| Dimensions | Image 245 x 196 mm, Plate 285 x 203 mm, Sheet 420 x 252 mm |
| Notes |
Signed and dated 1665 within the plate State ii of Fab:1 from Ogilby's Æsopic's or A second collection of Fables... Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) left his native Prague in 1627. He spent several years travelling and working in Germany before his patron, the Earl of Arundel brought him to London in 1636. During the civil wars, Hollar fought on the Royalist side, after which he spent the years 1644-52 in Antwerp. He was prolific and engraved a wide range of subjects, producing nearly 2,800 prints, numerous watercolours and many drawings, his views of London form an important record of the city before the Great Fire of 1666. Pennington 391 ii/ii. Condition: Time toning to edges of sheet and light creases to margins, not affecting image or plate. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £120.00 |
| Stock ID | 36377 |