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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
SL,5214.5
Description
Standing woman; wearing a half-length veil which she holds together with both hands; formerly in the 1637 album containing 279 miscellaneous drawings Pen and brown ink, with grey wash, indented for transfer
Producer name
Drawn by:
Anonymous
Formerly attributed to:
Wenceslaus Hollar
School/style
German
Production date
17thC
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
253 millimetres
Width:
170 millimetres
Curator's comments
Despite its presence in an album that contained many works by Hollar, the style of this drawing has seemed too distinct for scholars to endorse the traditional attribution.
Bibliographic references
Volrábová 2017 / Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677): Drawings
(A.II/113)
Sprinzels 1938 / Wenceslaus Hollar and his drawings
(18)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Hans Sloane
Acquisition date
1753
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
SL,5214.5
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
T,10.5