Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar: 1411
Folger bibliographic ID: 246829
Folger call number: ART 239- 804
Folger holdings ID: 316733
Accession Number: 239804
Summary
Half length, full face, he wears a wide, soft hat, and a cloak, doubled at the shoulders, over a thick undercoat.--From Pennington
Notes
General notes
With inscription, primarily in Italian, from Hendrik van der Borcht the younger to Mathias Merian, inscribed in plate beneath image
Also available as a digital reproduction
Exhibited
Exhibited: Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar, curated by Rachel Doggett, Julie L. Biggs, and Carol Brobeck, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., September 25, 1996-February 3, 1997
Item information about Folger ART 239- 804
False margin makes platemark difficult to see
Also known as
Extended title: Hans von Zürch Goltshmidt Hans Holbein, 1532 ; W. Hollar fecit, 1647, ex collectione Arundeliana
Alternate titles: Hans von Zürich, Hans von Zv̈rch Goltshmidt
printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
depiction: Zürich, Hans von
artist: Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
dedicator: Borcht, Hendrik van der, 1614-approximately 1690
dedicatee: Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
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