The Wife of the Lord Mayor of London
Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
(Czech, born Prague, Czech Republic 1607-died London, England 1677)
Date1649
Mediumetching
Dimensions
frame: 13 1/8 × 10 in. (33.3 × 25.4 cm)
sight: 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.7 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.2.2
DescriptionFull body length portrait of highly fashionable woman wearing a dark hat with a fanned out brim with a voluminous ruffled collar, a corseted dress with a dark top, white bottom, andd fur sleeves; right hand holding a black fan; caption underneath: "D:na Maioris [...] Pretoris Londinen (?) [...]"
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