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A Flute

Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-1677, Czech)

Etching on laid paper

Wenceslaus Hollar A Flute

Wenceslaus Hollar
A Flute

 

Description

 

 

Date: 1647
Medium: Etching on laid paper 
Dimensions: 141 x 232 mm. 5 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.
Reference: Pennington 1272, first state of two
Signature: Signed and dated in the plate “WHollar fecit 1647” lower left
Annotation: Titled in the plate “Naus Mercatoria Hollandica, vulgo, VLIET” top left
Watermark: Small, unidentified watermark
Provenance: Sotheby’s London (November 30, 1989, lot 107); 1989 to David Tunick, Inc.