PrintsBritish17th-18th century

A Description of the Works of the Ingenious Delineator and Engraver Wenceslaus Hollar, Disposed into Classes of Different Sorts; with Some Account of His Life, by George Vertue

1759

Artists

Wenceslaus HollarArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching and letterpress, extra-illustrated with additional Hollar etchings

Culture

British

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

cover: 25.6 x 21 x 6.3 cm (10 1/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

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