Hollar, Wenceslaus. The creation robe of a baron

Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar: 1993
Folger bibliographic ID: 188099
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700: 2538
Folger call number: ART 259- 535
Folger holdings ID: 226345
Accession Number: 259535

"He stands half left, bare-headed, and holds a document, not sealed, in his right hand. His left side is hidden by a cloak which has a rounded cape over one half of it. He has a kind of falling ruff, and rosettes on his shoes." --Pennington

Edition

[State 1 of 2]

General notes

Title from item State and dimensions from New Hollstein New Hollstein identifies these prints as likely published by Thomas Jenner, who advertised "The creation robes of the nobility in 9-plates" in his Catalogue of severall bookes, 1662 From a set of nine prints depicting the ceremonial robes of the English nobility. The plates were later numbered and published by John Bowles under the title Hollar's Habits, or, The nobility in their creation robes According to Pennington, the designs derive from the larger engravings in Richard Glover, Nobilitas politica vel civilis, 1608 (STC 11922). Hollar changed only the heads and the ruffs making the latter more contemporary in style "It is difficult to believe that 1664 is the year of their being etched, as Bowles' entry suggests, since Charles is shown as Prince of Wales, that is to say before 1649, and Arundel is the earls' representative, and he died in 1646." --Pennington

Item information about Folger ART 259- 535

Trimmed within plate mark and mounted on same sheet as Folger ART 259- 536, a contemporary or near-contemporary copy

Alternate titles: Baron

Men Clothing & dress Seals (Insignia)

artist: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
publisher: Jenner, Thomas, -1673
associated name: Glover, Robert, 1544-1588