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The Empress and Death

A work made of etching on ivory wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1651

Artist:

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677)
after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar

Title

The Empress and Death

Place

Bohemia (Artist's nationality)

Date

Made 1651

Medium

Etching on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 7 × 5 cm (2 13/16 × 2 in.)

Credit Line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Reference Number

1920.2239

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