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[Young woman wearing a feathered cap] [graphic] / HHolbein inu. ; WHollar fec.

Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.; Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543, artist.; Bierling, Adam Alexius, 1625-1675, publisher.
1647
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART 265- 968

Title
[Young woman wearing a feathered cap] [graphic] / HHolbein inu. ; WHollar fec.
Edition
[State 2 of 2].
Created/published
[Antwerp] : A.A. Bierling excud, 1647.
Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 135 x 90 mm
Associated name
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.
Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543, artist.
Bierling, Adam Alexius, 1625-1675, publisher.
Material base
paper
Summary
"Bust, half right. She wears a dark, flat cap tilted over her left eye, with a curved, jewelled under-cap over her right ear. The upper part of the latter is covered by a bushy feather. She has a dark, sleevess jacket, a stiff embroidered collar, and a double pearl necklace." --Pennington.
Note
Title and state from New Hollstein.

Bierling was active in Antwerp.

Numbered "8" in lower right corner of plate.
Cited/described in
Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1550
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Hollar 984
Linked resources
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART 265- 968
Genre/form
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Belgium -- Antwerp.

Call number
ART 265- 968 (size XS)
Folger-specific note
Adopted by Martha Oberle in honor of William J. Oberle and William J. Oberle Jr., Acquisitions Night 2012.
Folger accession
265968

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