PrintsBritish17th century

Head of a Cat

1646

Artists

Wenceslaus HollarArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching printed on white wove paper, discolored to tan

Culture

British

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 18.2 × 13.2 cm (7 3/16 × 5 3/16 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

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