The City of London in 1647

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677)
Robert Martin ( - 1837)

Lithograph

1832

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street
  • About the artist
    Wenceslaus Hollar, draughtsman and etcher, was born in Prague; the son of an official. It is thought he had no formal training. He left Prague at 20 and resided in Stuttgart (1627-29), Strasbourg (1629-30), Frankfurt-am-Main (1631) and Cologne (1632-38), where Abraham Hogenberg published his portraits and views of Prague and the Dutch coast. Thomas Howard, Second Earl of Arundel, met Hollar in Cologne and returned to London with him in 1636. He produced prints of works in the Earl’s collection and married a servant to the Earl’s wife. He moved to Antwerp in 1644, returning in 1651/52. In 1669 he was the official artist on an embassy to Tangier with Lord Henry Howard, which resulted in two series of etchings. He died in Westminster aged 70.
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    Artist
    Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677)
    Robert Martin ( - 1837)
    Title
    The City of London in 1647
    Date
    1832
    Medium
    Lithograph
    Acquisition
    Acquired by HM Customs and Excise, before 1963
    Provenance
    Customs & Excise, King's Beam House (Boards Suite).
    GAC number
    6180