Head and Shoulders of a Woman with a Veil and Diaphanous Neckwear

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G1911
People: Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
Title: Head and Shoulders of a Woman with a Veil and Diaphanous Neckwear
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Female Bust, with Neckerchief
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1645
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/274566

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching printed in black ink on white paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 6.6 × 5 cm (2 5/8 × 1 15/16 in.)
secondary support: 7.7 × 6.2 cm (3 1/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in plate, upper left corner: W. Hollar fecit / 1645.
inscription: lower right corner of secondary support, graphite: P 1708
collector's mark: verso of secondary support, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 1911
inscription: verso of secondary support, graphite: P. 1708

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: New Hollstein 784, Pennington 1708

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number: G1911
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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