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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The golden bough published 1654

RCIN 802011

The golden bough

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The golden bough published 1654

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Aeneas on r. breaks off golden bough - on which 2 doves are perched - from the tree whose roots surround the entrance to underworld. River scene on l. & Venus in her chariot in air above. Plate to Works of Virgilius. 1st state
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
(etcher)

After
Search the collection Francis Cleyn (1582-1658)
(designer)

Search the collection Ogilby, John: London
(publisher)
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Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Aeneas
Venus (mythology)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Birds
Pigeons & doves
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Vehicles
Simple transport
Carriages
Chariots

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