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Wenceslaus HollarStudy of a Head1635
1635
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By Wenceslaus Hollar, after Jan Van Bylert (Biler)
Etching on cream laid paper, 3 7/16 x 2 3/4 inches (87 x 70 mm), thread margins. Lacking the inscription in the plate; "Felix Biler in: W Hollar fee: 1635," generally found in the top left image. In very good condition with a minor area of skinning in the top left sheet edge on the verso. Printed later.
[Hollstein p. 71]
- Creator:Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677, Czech)
- Creation Year:1635
- Dimensions:Height: 3.44 in (8.74 cm)Width: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Middletown, NY
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