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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

A warship with four sails set

10.5 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 803159

A warship with four sails set

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

A warship with four sails set

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

On choppy sea a 3-masted warship sailing to R; flies the Dutch flag. Also a flag with crowned coat of arms. Other ships beyond and towers of town on horizon.
People involved

Creator(s)

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

Medium and techniques

etching

Measurements

10.5 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Military engineering
Warships
Genealogy and Heraldry
Flags
National Flags
Flags of the Netherlands
References

Other number(s)

Hollstein : Hollstein, F.W.H., 1996. The New Hollstein: German Engravings Etchings and Woodcuts 1400-1700, Amsterdam – Hollstein 233

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