| Method | Etching |
| Artist | after Wenceslaus Hollar |
| Published | [1647, early 18th century impression] |
| Dimensions | Image 128 x 90 mm, Plate 140 x 100 mm, Sheet 248 x 193 mm |
| Notes |
A bust-length self-portrait of Wenceslaus Hollar in a decorative border featuring his family crest. Hollar is forty years old here, turned slightly to the right, wearing a black doublet with flat white collar and tussles. This impression is the seventh state, with reworking to the artists hair and Odieuvre's address erased, but inscription below image still present. Inscription to top: "Ætatis 40. 1647" Inscription below portrait: "Scipsum Sculp. VENCESLAS HOLLAR Desinateur et Graveur, né à Prague, en Boheme en 1607" 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 1644-1652 in Antwerp. Hollar's views of London form an important record of the city before the Great Fire of 1666. He was prolific and engraved a wide range of subjects, producing nearly 2,800 prints, numerous watercolours and many drawings. Ex. album Lord Bolton, c. 1907 New Hollstein, Hollar, 985, viii/viii; Pennington, 1420 vii/viii. Condition: Strong impression with wide margins. Slightly worn plate. Minor ink offset, mainly to plate mark. Crease in lower left margin corner not affecting the image. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 46057 |