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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableStudy law or become an artist? This question, which is still very topical today, had to be asked as early as the 17th century by the young Wenceslas Hollar, known as Wenceslaus Hollar in English and Václav Hollar in Czech. Fortunately for posterity, Hollar chose the artistic side and created countless drawings and copperplate engravings that still have great artistic and historical value today. Born in Prague in 1607, Hollar was apprenticed to the famous engraver Matthäus Merian in Frankfurt am Main in 1627, where he learnt, above all, his later highly regarded methodology of the topography of cities. During his training and stay in the Holy Roman Empire he met the Englishman Lord Thomas Howard, one of the most important art collectors of his time, and was significantly influenced by him. In 1637 Hollar followed his patron Howard back to England, where he spent the rest of his life.
During his training in Frankfurt and later in England, Hollar began to accept various commissions, including views and topographies of places in Germany, Bohemia, England, the Netherlands, Switzerland and present-day Morocco, as well as copperplate engravings of everyday life at the time, seascapes, depictions of nature and portraits of saints and well-known people. With his attention to detail, his experimentation with colour prints and his diligence, Hollar gradually made a name for himself and soon worked for the British royal court under King Charles I. Numerous books with illustrations followed, including classic editions of Homer or Vergil. After the great fire of London in 1666, in which the city centre of London was almost completely burnt out and destroyed, Hollar produced very detailed maps of London including its destroyed districts. These works as also Hollar's previous topographies of old London belong today to the most important sources about London in the Middle Ages. Because of his works about London, Hollar was sent on an expedition to Tangier and today's Morocco by King Charles II in 1668, whose illustrations and maps are also very important today.
The life of the artist was marked by many strokes of fate, such as the impoverishment of his family during the Thirty Years' War, the English Civil War and the temporary captivity of Hollar, the death of his son James by the Great Plague in London or the Great Fire of London. Hollar himself also lived in poverty for most of his life, more or less despite his talent and diligence, as he had little sense of negotiation and payment and often sold his works below value. Nevertheless, his oeuvre comprises approximately 400 drawings, more than 3000 etchings and more than 2700 printing plates, and his estate is one of the most important sources of early and middle 17th century Europe, due to his attention to detail and the distinctive documentation of numerous historical events. Wenzel Hollar died in London in 1677 in great poverty.
Study law or become an artist? This question, which is still very topical today, had to be asked as early as the 17th century by the young Wenceslas Hollar, known as Wenceslaus Hollar in English and Václav Hollar in Czech. Fortunately for posterity, Hollar chose the artistic side and created countless drawings and copperplate engravings that still have great artistic and historical value today. Born in Prague in 1607, Hollar was apprenticed to the famous engraver Matthäus Merian in Frankfurt am Main in 1627, where he learnt, above all, his later highly regarded methodology of the topography of cities. During his training and stay in the Holy Roman Empire he met the Englishman Lord Thomas Howard, one of the most important art collectors of his time, and was significantly influenced by him. In 1637 Hollar followed his patron Howard back to England, where he spent the rest of his life.
During his training in Frankfurt and later in England, Hollar began to accept various commissions, including views and topographies of places in Germany, Bohemia, England, the Netherlands, Switzerland and present-day Morocco, as well as copperplate engravings of everyday life at the time, seascapes, depictions of nature and portraits of saints and well-known people. With his attention to detail, his experimentation with colour prints and his diligence, Hollar gradually made a name for himself and soon worked for the British royal court under King Charles I. Numerous books with illustrations followed, including classic editions of Homer or Vergil. After the great fire of London in 1666, in which the city centre of London was almost completely burnt out and destroyed, Hollar produced very detailed maps of London including its destroyed districts. These works as also Hollar's previous topographies of old London belong today to the most important sources about London in the Middle Ages. Because of his works about London, Hollar was sent on an expedition to Tangier and today's Morocco by King Charles II in 1668, whose illustrations and maps are also very important today.
The life of the artist was marked by many strokes of fate, such as the impoverishment of his family during the Thirty Years' War, the English Civil War and the temporary captivity of Hollar, the death of his son James by the Great Plague in London or the Great Fire of London. Hollar himself also lived in poverty for most of his life, more or less despite his talent and diligence, as he had little sense of negotiation and payment and often sold his works below value. Nevertheless, his oeuvre comprises approximately 400 drawings, more than 3000 etchings and more than 2700 printing plates, and his estate is one of the most important sources of early and middle 17th century Europe, due to his attention to detail and the distinctive documentation of numerous historical events. Wenzel Hollar died in London in 1677 in great poverty.
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.jpg "Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus, Swiss Alchemist and Physician by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Head of a Man with Curly Hair, in Profile by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Scottish Woman by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Allegory of the Peace of Westphalia, 1648 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Map of England and Wales by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Frieze with Study Heads / Caricatures of the King and Queen of Tunisia by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Map of the City of Florence by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Map of Oxford by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "London, before and after the Great Fire by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Map of Civil War England and a View of Prague, 1632 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Bust of a Man with Hooked Nose, Prominent Upper Lip, Open Mouth and Short Curly Hair by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Dead Mole by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "The Execution of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 1641 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Pigs and Donkeys by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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_execution_of_English_politician_Thomas_Went_-_(MeisterDrucke-971900).jpg "First English Revolution (1641-1649): execution of English politician Thomas Wentworth de Strafford (1593-1641) on 12/05/1641 at Tower Hill in London. Engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar (17th century) by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Boar and Ass by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Head of an Old Man with Tufts of Curly Hair Around Ear in Profile to Left, 1644-52 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Old St Paul")
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.jpg "Portrait of Albrecht Dürer, at the Age of 26 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Head of a Toothless Man with Bare, Sinewy Neck in Profile to Left by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Karikaturen_koppen_en_-_(MeisterDrucke-1405566).jpg "Two Deformed Heads Caricatures, Heads and Deformations after Leonardo da Vinci (series title) by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Proclamation of the Peace of Münster in Antwerp, 1648 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Head of an old man with a large beard by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1370708).jpg "Fable of the Basilisk and the Weasel by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Diana as Huntress by Paulus Pontius")
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Ver_-_(MeisterDrucke-1376171).jpg "Swan, Hen with Chicks, and Other Birds by Peter van Liesebetten")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-75344).jpg "The Tower of London, c.1637-41 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Deformed Heads of a Bald Man and Woman with Horns on Their Heads by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Head of a Man with Protruding Chin and Snub Nose Looking Upwards in Profile to Left by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "A Large Muff with a Band of Brocade by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Deformed Heads of a Laughing Man and Woman with Headscarf by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Bearded Old Man in Profile, 1645 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Verschillende_vogels_(seri_-_(MeisterDrucke-1369946).jpg "Four Wading Birds by Peter van Liesebetten")
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Verschillende_vogels_(series_title)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1376179).jpg "Peacocks by Peter van Liesebetten")
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Verschillende_vogels_(series_-_(MeisterDrucke-1371300).jpg "Three Pheasants Various Birds (series title) by Peter van Liesebetten")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1406044).jpg "Shot Deer, Hunting, Hunting Dogs and Game (series title) by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Verschillende_vogels_(series_title)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1371632).jpg "Eagle (Various Birds series) by Peter van Liesebetten")
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Verschillende_vo_-_(MeisterDrucke-1369730).jpg "Geese and a Cockatoo by Peter van Liesebetten")
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.jpg "Dagger and scabbard, from a drawing by Hans Holbein by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Naked Male Torso Seen from Behind by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Verschillende_vog_-_(MeisterDrucke-1371532).jpg "Pigeons at a Dovecote (series title: Diversarum avium species, Various Birds) by Peter van Liesebetten")
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.jpg "Bust of a Deformed Man with a Hat and a Fat, Protruding Lower Lip in Profile to Left by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Cupid on a Lion, After Giulio Romano by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "A large man with a bald head facing a grotesque female by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Bird")
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Verschillende_vogels_(series_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1371621).jpg "Two Swans (Various Birds series) by Peter van Liesebetten")
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.jpg "Ornamentation for a Dagger and Scabbard, 1644 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Sectioned Skull in Profile to Left with the Left Side of the Cranium Removed by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Black Boy, 1645 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Four Grotesque Heads in Profile to Left by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Verschillende_vogels_-_(MeisterDrucke-1371173).jpg "Chicken, Roosters, and Chicks by Peter van Liesebetten")
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.jpg "Aeneas Lands in Thrace. State 2 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Five Lions and a Lioness by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Ornate Goblet on Feet of Masks by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Lying Deer, Facing Right by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Verschillende_vogels_(s_-_(MeisterDrucke-1376165).jpg "Birds in a Tree by Peter van Liesebetten")
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.jpg "Standing Lion by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "The Sick Lion by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Head of a muscular old man in profile to left with flowing hair, 1625-77 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Skull in profile to right by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Heads of a Large Bald Man and Grotesque Woman (series title) by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Royal Palace of Whitehall, London, ca. 1647 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Five Butterflies, a Moth, a Beetle, and a Spider by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Woman with V-Shaped Bourrelet on Her Head by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "The Tame Elephant by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "The Royal Society, frontispiece to Thomas Sprat, The History of the Royal Society of London by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Design for Dagger Sheath by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1364492).jpg "Tame Elephant by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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De_vier_seizoenen_(series_title)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1375831).jpg "Autumn by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Bust of a Deformed Woman with Curly Hair in Profile to the Left by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Nobilis Mulier Bohemica by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Woman with a bound tress of hair in profile to right by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Dutch West Indiaman (Naues Mercatoriae Hollandicae per Indias Occidentales) by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Sectioned Skull in Profile to Left with the Left Side of the Cranium Removed by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Mary Villiers, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Woman with White Veil and Black Hat Mary Stuart, 1645 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Heads of a Bald Man and a Woman with a Turban (Varie figurae et probae series) (Caricatures, Heads and Deformations after Leonardo da Vinci series) by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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_en_vrouwVarie_figurae_et_-_(MeisterDrucke-1375301).jpg "Deformed Caricature Heads of a Man with Cap (Dante?) and Woman by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "English Country Woman by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Cupid on a Lion by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Head of a Man with Thick Curly Hair in Profile to the Left by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Head and shoulder of a child, in profile to right, 1645 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Verschillende_vogels_(series_tit_-_(MeisterDrucke-1367951).jpg "Two Swans by Anonymous")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1363241).jpg "Swan, Hen with Chicks, and Other Birds (Various Birds) by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Ecorche head of a man in profile to left by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Entry of the Count of Thurn and Taxis into Hemissen, ca. 1651 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-35993).jpg "Spring by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Two Deformed Heads by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "English Noblewoman by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Verschillende_vogels_(series_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1331129).jpg "Two Swans, Diversarum Avium Species (series title), Various Birds (series title) by Peter van Liesebetten")
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.jpg "Head of Young Man Wearing Hat in Profile to Right by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "Elephant and Camel, 17th century by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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Verschillende_vogels_(series_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1369876).jpg "Waterfowl (Various Birds series) by Peter van Liesebetten")
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.jpg "A Griffin by Wenceslaus Hollar")
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.jpg "A Young Man Caressing an Old Woman by Wenceslaus Hollar")
.jpg "Head of a bald man in profile to left, 1644-52 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
.jpg "Map of London After the Great Fire of 1666 by Wenceslaus Hollar")
.jpg "Grotesque Old Man with Flattened Nose in Profile to Left by Wenceslaus Hollar")