William of Nassau, borne Prince of Orange [and] the Lady Mary, Princesse of Great Brittaine [graphic] / W. Hollar fecit, 1641.

William of Nassau, borne Prince of Orange [and] the Lady Mary, Princesse of Great Brittaine [graphic] / W. Hollar fecit, 1641.

[London, England] : Are to be sould by Tho. Bankes in Black-friers, [1641]

1 print : etching ; oval images 72 x 54 mm, on sheet 93 x 138 mm

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Left oval, William of Nassau: half right, with long curly hair, he wears a white collar with a deep lace border over a patterned doublet unbuttoned in the lower part and a tall black hat with a wide curved brim and a feather falling behind. Right oval, Princess Mary: half left, she wears a small jewelled cap on the back of her head, a row of pearls, and a lace-edged collar. She has ringlets to her shoulders.--Adapted from Pennington.

Two oval portraits etched on the same plate. State 2 of 2 (see Pennington).

Exhibited: Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar, curated by Rachel Doggett, Julie L. Biggs, and Carol Brobeck, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., September 25, 1996-February 3, 1997.

Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1307 and 1324

Great Britain -- England -- London.

ART Box H737.5 no.17 (size S)

Trimmed within platemark.

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