Hollar, Wenceslaus. [Portrait of an African boy]

Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar: 2003
Folger bibliographic ID: 241078
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700: 812
Folger call number: ART 236- 023
Folger holdings ID: 300981
Accession Number: 236023

Head only, half right. He wears a soft, white collar with three dog-toothed stripes at back. There are six buttons on his doublet.--From Pennington

General notes

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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; The World of 1607, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 10, 2007-January 10, 2008.

Item information about Folger ART 236- 023

Trimmed within platemark. State 1 of 2. Small repaired loss lower left pen and ink replacement

Extended title: [Portrait of an African boy] [Wenceslaus Hollar]
Alternate titles: Young Negro, Head of a young black boy in profile to right

Children

printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
artist: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677