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Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677

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  • A peasant is carrying the nest of a nightingale, which is is sitting on a bush and is about to be swooped by a hawk; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching by W. Hollar.
  • A fox is pursued by two dogs while a cat escapes by climbing a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • Head and shoulders of a man, seen from the left, showing the muscles of the neck, chest and shoulder. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1651.
  • A tiger lies in the foreground shot by an archer who appears between the trees; illustration for a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching by W. Hollar, 1668.
  • The dance of death: the old woman. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the younger.
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    Bust of a lean male, looking down to his lower right. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1648.

    Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. | Date: 1648 | Reference: 29064i
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    Francis Bacon and William Brouncker flanking a bust of King Charles II set on a pedestal, surrounded by symbols of scientific learning representing the Royal Society. Etching by W. Hollar, 1667, after J. Evelyn.

    Evelyn, John, 1620-1706. | Date: 1667 | Reference: 543626i
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    A prostitute with her name and charges. Etching by a follower of Wenceslaus Hollar, 180- (?).

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1809?] | Reference: 27944i
    Part of: Portraits of celebrated courtezans: from the original copper plates engraved by W. Hollar in the reign of Charles the second.
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    A camel surrounded by various named animals, flowers and insects, including a giraffe and flying dragon. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

    Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677. | Date: [1674] | Reference: 24373i
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    A fox is pursued by two dogs while a cat escapes by climbing a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.

    Aesop. | Reference: 39709i
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