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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Thomas Becket 1647

8.9 x 5.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 803352

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Thomas Becket 1647

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Bust portrait, facing 1/2 L; hands joined in prayer, sword wedged on top of skull. Dated. Ex.Coll: Arundel Collection.
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Creator(s)

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

Subject(s)

Search the collection Saint Thomas à Becket (c. 1118-70)

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Physical properties

Medium and techniques

etching

Measurements

8.9 x 5.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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Object type(s)
visual works
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References

Other number(s)

Hollstein : Hollstein, F.W.H., 1996. The New Hollstein: German Engravings Etchings and Woodcuts 1400-1700, Amsterdam – Hollstein 970

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