Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677)

Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (from the series Icones Principum Virorum)

Artist

Printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607 - 1677) After: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 - 1641) Publisher: Johannes Meyssens (Flemish, 1612 - 1670)

Title

Dating

1645 - 1650

Material/Technique

Engraving on paper

Dimensions

Mått 25,80 x 18,90 cm

Category

Copper Engraving (Print, Intaglio Print, Engraving)

Inventory number

G 589/1940

Acquisition

Incorporated to the collection, 1940

Display Status

Not on display at the museum

Signature/Inscription

Signature neder till vänster: Ant: van dyck pinxit Inscriptions neder i mitten: W:Hollar fecit Inscriptions (Neder till höger): Ioannes Meyssens ex: Antuerpiæ. Inscriptions neder i mitten: LLUSTRISS: MA D:MA DOMI.NA ELISABETHA VILLIERS DVCESSA DE LENOX ET RICH / MOND. ETC: FILIA GEORGIJ VILLIERS DVCIS ET COMITIS BVCKINGHAMIÆ.