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Wenceslaus Hollar Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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Wenceslaus Hollar Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Wenceslaus Hollar (23 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as Wenzel Hollar; and to Czech speakers as Václav Hollar Czech: [ˈvaːtslav ˈɦolar].  He is particularly noted for his engravings and etchings. He was born in Prague, died in London, and was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslaus_Hollar

Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London / The Met

   title: Naves Bellicæ Hollandicæ (Dutch Warships)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1925

Shell: Hebrew Volute ( Voluta ebraea L)

Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London / The Met

   title: Shell: Hebrew Volute ( Voluta ebraea L)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1991

Antwerp Cathedral (Prospectvs Tvrris Ecclesiæ Cathedralis)

Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London / The Met

   title: Antwerp Cathedral (Prospectvs Tvrris Ecclesiæ Cathedralis)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1919

Charles I

Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London / The Met

   title: Charles I
   department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
   accessionYear: 1939

Album of Prints by Hollar

Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London / The Met

   title: Album of Prints by Hollar
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1921

Muffs and Articles of Clothing on a Table

Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London / The Met

   title: Muffs and Articles of Clothing on a Table
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1923

English Lady in Winter Costume (The Winter habit of an English Gentlewoman)

Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London / The Met

   title: English Lady in Winter Costume (The Winter habit of an English Gentlewoman)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1923

Palatium Regis prope Londinum, vulgo White-hall (Royal Palace of Whitehall, London)

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jost_Amman Marcus Curtius    title: Marcus Curtius    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 2002 Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    title: Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 1953 Triumph of Christian Faith    ti
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Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively
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Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Okumura Masanobu (Japanese: 奥村 政信; 1686 – 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes and in his early years wrote some fiction. At first his work adhered to the Torii school, but later drifted beyond that. He is a figure in the formative era of ukiyo-e doing early works on actors and bijin-ga ("pictures of beautiful women"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okumura_Masanobu Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledo
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