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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Publisher Johannes Meyssens Flemish
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Title-page, with Cupid flying to right in front of a lace-trimmed cloth nailed to a frame; items of clothing, jewelry, casket, mirror and brush lying on a table below.
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Title: Aula Veneris: Title-page with a lace bordered cloth, cupid above and women's accessories below
Series/Portfolio: Aula Veneris: title and fifty plates (New Hollstein 571-621)
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Publisher:
Johannes Meyssens (Flemish, Brussels 1612–1670 Antwerp)
Date: 1644
Medium: Etching; third state of four (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Plate: 3 13/16 × 2 7/16 in. (9.7 × 6.2 cm) cut on the platemark
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.81.3.70
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