[Two unidentified female portrait busts in ovals] [graphic].

[Two unidentified female portrait busts in ovals] [graphic].

[London] : [s.n.], [1643]

1 print : etching ; plate mark 90 x 134 mm

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Two oval portraits on a single plate, possibly Lady Arundel on left and her daughter-in-law, Lady Mowbray and Maltravers, on right. On left, bust of a woman, half right, with long fair curls hanging down, a fringe, and a bow in her hair. She has a pearl necklace with a pendant jewel, and wears a very low bodice, with a rope of pearls round her shoulders. On right, a bust, half left, in oval of a younger woman with long, dark curly hair. She has a pearl necklace, pearl earrings, and a very low-cut, square-necked bodice with lace edging. (adapted from Pennington)

Title, date, and plate mark dimensions from New Hollstein.

Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1725 and 1726
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Hollar 689

ART 262- 534 (size XS)

State 2 of 2. Surface damage on breasts. Provenance: stamps of H. Howard (Lugt, Frits. Les marques de collections de dessins & d'estampes, 1318) and Collection d'Arenberg ("Ch. Protector Meus," Lugt, 567) on back of etching.

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ART 262- 533 (size XS)

State 1 of 2. Imperfect; portrait on left only (possibly Lady Arundel). Provenance: stamp of H. Howard (Lugt, Frits. Les marques de collections de dessins & d'estampes, 1318)

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