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Maker Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, born Prague 1607, died London 1677

Object number52.28

ProvenanceE. Spiller, London; LeRoy M. Backus collection (1879-1948), Seattle, Washington; bequest from Mr. Backus to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1952

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Le Roy M. Backus Memorial Collection, 1952. Cat. no. 11 [as “Hufnagel,” that is, Joris Hoefnagel, 1542-1600]. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Old Master Drawings From the Seattle Art Museum Collection, Feb. 7 - Mar. 30, 1980 (Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, Aug. 30 - Oct. 4, 1981; Claremont, California, Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, Nov. 14 - Dec. 18, 1981; San Diego, California, San Diego Museum of Art, Jan. 1 - 30, 1982; El Paso, Texas, El Paso Museum of Art, Mar. 1 - Mar. 29, 1982; Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, May 8 - June 5, 1982; Baton Rouge, Louisiana Art and Science Center, June 27- July 23, 1982; Littleton, Colorado, Northern Colorado Gallery for the Arts, Arapaho Community College, Sept. 3 - Oct. 1, 1982). Text by Erna Mandowsky. Text by Erna Mandowsky. Cat. no. 32 [as Hollar], p. 21.Published ReferencesVolrabova, Alena. Wenceslaus Hollar Drawings: 1607-1677. Prague: National Gallery in Prague, 2017; p. 304, reproduced fig. IV/1.

Credit LineLeRoy M. Backus Collection

Dimensions7 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. (20 x 31.5 cm)

MediumPen, ink, and wash