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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Mulier primaria Autuerpiensis, in ornatu domestica 1648

10.4 x 6.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 804029

Mulier primaria Autuerpiensis, in ornatu domestica

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Mulier primaria Autuerpiensis, in ornatu domestica 1648

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Mulier primaria Autuerpiensis, in ornatu domestica

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Mulier primaria Autuerpiensis, in ornatu domestica 1648

©

Mulier primaria Autuerpiensis, in ornatu domestica

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Mulier primaria Autuerpiensis, in ornatu domestica 1648

©

Description

An etching of a woman of Antwerp in domestic dress. She stands 1/2 left, wearing wide-brimmed hat trimmed with feather, and holding fan in right hand. Dutch inscription at top of design. 1st state of 2.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
(etcher)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

etching

Measurements

10.4 x 6.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Social sciences
Ethnology
Costume & National dress
History of costume
Costume-17C
Science, Medicine and Technology
Industries, Crafts and Trades
Clothing
Fans
References

Other number(s)

Hollstein : Hollstein, F.W.H., 1996. The New Hollstein: German Engravings Etchings and Woodcuts 1400-1700, Amsterdam – Hollstein 592

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In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

Traces changing tastes in fashionable attire in Great Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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