Wenceslaus Hollar
(Czechoslovakia, England 1607–1677)
- Title
- A group of muffs and articles of dress on a table
- Year
- 1647
- Media category
- Materials used
- etching
- Dimensions
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11.0 x 20.5cm platemark; 12.1 x 21.8cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1937
- Accession number
- 6462
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This etching was made in Antwerp where Hollar had moved in 1644 to escape the English Civil War. The depiction of fur had rarely been attempted in prints, although it was frequently the subject of portrait painters. Hollar etched an entire series of fur muffs, arranged into still-life groups, which have undeniably sensual, even sexual, implications.
- Bibliography (1)
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Nicholas Draffin (Australia, b.1943, d.1995) (Curator), The bitten image: European etchings from the collection, Domain, 1980, 8. no catalogue numbers
- Exhibition history (2)
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The Bitten Image: European etchings from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Jul 1980–14 Sep 1980.
Old Europe: Prints & drawings from the collection 1500-1800, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 03 Jun 2006–06 Aug 2006.
