Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1643
Theatrum Mulierum
Title page of Theatrum Mulierum,/ sive,/ Varietas atq Differentia/ Habituum Foeminei Sexus, di-/versorum Europae Nationum/ hodierno Tempore vulgo in usu,/ aWenceslao Hollar, etc,. Bohemo/ delineatae et aqua forti aeri/ sculptae/ Londini Ao 1643. Two prints in one mount, other print: 2002.139/223.
The maker of this title page and book is Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 – 1677), a draughtsman and etcher from Prague. Mainly active in Germany, he visited the Netherlands in 1634 and joined the service of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel in 1636. The earl brought the artist to London where he focused mainly on book-illustration and cartography. He joined Lord Henry Howard in his expedition to Tangiers, but afterwards continued his work as an illustrator. He died in London in reduced circumstances.
British Museum Online Catalogue, Wenceslaus Hollar.
Colas, R., Bibliographie Générale du Costume et de la Mode. Description des suites, recueils, séries, revues et livres Français et étrangers relatifs au costume civil, militaire et religieux, aux modes, aux coiffures et aux divers accessoires de l’habillement, avec une table méthodique et un index alphabétique, Paris 1933, entry 1465; 1466; 1467.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2002.139/222
- Object name:
- Theatrum Mulierum
- Artist/Maker:
- Hollar, Wenceslaus
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- Production date:
- 1643
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 103 mm, W 68 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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