Twee zwanen, Wenceslaus Hollar, after Francis Barlow, 1654 - 1662

Title(s)

Twee zwanen
Diversae avium species (series title)
Verschillende vogels (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-11.633

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein German (Hollar) 1661-1(2)
• Pennington 2141-1(2)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

Twee zwemmende zwanen bij een rietkraag.

Artist

• print maker: Wenceslaus Hollar (mentioned on object)
• after painting by: Francis Barlow (mentioned on object)

Place

print maker: London
after painting by: England

Dating

1654 - 1662

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 139 mm × width 192 mm

What

• water-birds: swan

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Wenceslaus Hollar, Giulia Bartrum, Simon Turner, dl. VI, p. 40, cat.nr. 1661
• A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677, p. 332, cat.nr. 2141