Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia)

Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian

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A half-length portrait of a Native American man with the upper part of his face tattooed. He wears no clothes but is adorned with a circlet of teeth around his brow and a necklace and earrings made of beads and shells.

Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia), Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; second state of two

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Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia), Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; second state of two
Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia), Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; second state of two
Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia), Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; second state of two

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