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[Helmeted heads in profile] [graphic] / F. Parm. inu. ; W. Hollar fecit 1645.

Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.; Parmigianino, 1503-1540, artist.; Arenberg, House of, former owner.
1645
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Title
[Helmeted heads in profile] [graphic] / F. Parm. inu. ; W. Hollar fecit 1645.
Variant title
Pennington title : Helmeted heads after Parmegiano
Edition
[State 1 of 2].
Created/published
[Antwerp] : [s.n.], [1645]
Description
6 prints : etchings ; plate marks 70 x 51 mm or smaller.
Associated name
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.
Parmigianino, 1503-1540, artist.
Arenberg, House of, former owner.
Material base
paper
Summary
A set of etchings of men's heads in profile, all wearing extravagantly ornamental helmets.
Note
Title and state from New Hollstein.

Hollar was active in Antwerp in 1645.

Plate marks all approximately the same size.
Cited/described in
Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1616-1621
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Hollar 761-766
Genre/form
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Belgium -- Antwerp

Call number
ART 251- 264 no.1-6 (size S)
Folger-specific note
Prints hinged to a single support by dealer; stamp of Collection d'Arenberg ("Ch. Protector Meus") on back of each etching (Lugt, Frits. Les marques de collections de dessins & d'estampes, 567)
Folger accession
251264

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