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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
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A matron from Frankfurt standing whole length slightly to right, with head turned to look towards the viewer; wearing a fur cap over linen cap, ruff, dark bodice over apron and skirt with decorated border, knife and purse suspended from a cord around her waist.
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Title: Matron of Frankfurt (Matrona Francofurtensis)
Series/Portfolio: Theatrum Mulierum: Title and forty plates (New Hollstein 487-527)
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Date: 1643
Medium: Etching; first state of three
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9 × 6 cm) cut on the platemark
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.81.3.114
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