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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The Ephesian Matron published 1668 after an original of 1666

RCIN 802145

The Ephesian Matron

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The Ephesian Matron published 1668 after an original of 1666

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

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In dark room lit only by oil-lamp on ledge, woman, facing r. draws back coverlet from face of dead man on couch & raises her l.hand in astonishment. Plate to Ogilby's Aesop. 1st state
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Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
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Search the collection Ogilby, John: London
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