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Die Zweikämpfe

Die Zweikämpfe, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1627–1677

Wenceslaus Hollar, portrait

Wenceslaus HollarCzech, English, 1607–1677

Die Zweikämpfe

1627–1677 · Print

May one see it?

Unknown

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Braunschweig, Germany

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since: Sep 27, 2026
Source: The museum

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1627–1677

16071677

Meanwhile, in the life of Wenceslaus Hollar

until 1625
Decides to become an artist after his family’s ruin
After his family was financially ruined by the Sack of Prague in the Thirty Years’ War, the young Hollar, who had been destined for the legal profession, decided to become an artist.
1636
Meets the Earl of Arundel
The famous nobleman and art collector Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, then on a diplomatic mission to the imperial court of Emperor Ferdinand II, takes notice of him. Hollar is employed as a draftsman.
1637
Moves to England with Arundel
In 1637 he goes with Arundel to England, where he remains in the earl’s household for many years.
1643–1644
Endures the siege of Basing House with fellow royalist artists
With other royalist artists, notably Inigo Jones and the engraver William Faithorne, he stands the long siege of Basing House; some hundred plates by his hand are dated 1643 and 1644. The Civil War, despite his productivity, adversely affected his income.
1645
Captured by parliamentary forces, he escapes
Hollar joins the Royalist Regiment and is captured by parliamentary forces in 1645 during the siege of Basing House; after a short time he manages to escape.

More by Wenceslaus Hollar

From the collection of Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

On the same theme · Ritterorden

All works on the theme

25 March 1677

Died

What it shows

Sich ankleiden, angekleidet werden Ritterorden Ordenszeichen Ritter

In the catalog

Prints Baroque 17th century

Sources

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
Image: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Bride, from "Dance of Death", Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Bride, from "Dance of Death"

[1651] late 18th century printing · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Wentworth, First Earl of Stafford, Wenceslaus Hollar

Thomas Wentworth, First Earl of Stafford

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Lady Catherine Howard, Wenceslaus Hollar

Lady Catherine Howard

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Sir John Wildman, Wenceslaus Hollar

Sir John Wildman

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Venus, Wenceslaus Hollar

Venus

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, Wenceslaus Hollar

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

View of Antwerp, Wenceslaus Hollar

View of Antwerp

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Francis Bacon in a Niche, Wenceslaus Hollar

Francis Bacon in a Niche

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Portrait d'Adolphe de Vignacourt Grand Maître de Malthe, Caravaggio, 1704–1755

Caravaggio

Portrait d'Adolphe de Vignacourt Grand Maître de Malthe, 1704–1755

Ecce Homo, Caravaggio, 1674–1684

Caravaggio

Ecce Homo, 1674–1684

Heiliger Hieronymus, Caravaggio

Caravaggio

Heiliger Hieronymus

Bildnis eines Mannes, Rembrandt, 1839–1850

Rembrandt van Rijn

Bildnis eines Mannes, 1839–1850

Bildnis einer Frau, Rembrandt, 1839–1850

Rembrandt van Rijn

Bildnis einer Frau, 1839–1850

Tobias und seine Frau, Rembrandt, 1773

Rembrandt van Rijn

Tobias und seine Frau, 1773

Tobias und seine Frau, Rembrandt, 1773

Rembrandt van Rijn

Tobias und seine Frau, 1773

Lot mit seinen Töchtern, Rembrandt, 1771

Rembrandt van Rijn

Lot mit seinen Töchtern, 1771

[Witte Corneliszoon de With; Witte de With], Theodor Matham, 1626–1676

Theodor Matham

[Witte Corneliszoon de With; Witte de With], 1626–1676

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Excellentissimus D. Inacus Melchior Fernandez de Velasco et Tovar, Justus van Egmont, 1649–1674

Justus van Egmont

Excellentissimus D. Inacus Melchior Fernandez de Velasco et Tovar, 1649–1674

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

[Porträt des Prinzen Wilhelm Karel Hendrik Friso van Oranje-Nassau], I. V. Besoet, 1740–1751

I. V. Besoet

[Porträt des Prinzen Wilhelm Karel Hendrik Friso van Oranje-Nassau], 1740–1751

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Lodewyk. Hertog van Brunswyk Wolffenbuttel [Ludwig Ernst, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Herzog], Jacobus Houbraken, 1740–1780

Jacob Houbraken

Lodewyk. Hertog van Brunswyk Wolffenbuttel [Ludwig Ernst, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Herzog], 1740–1780

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Friedrich V., Kurfürst von der Pfalz, König von Böhmen, Gottfried Müller, 1620–1656

Gottfried Müller

Friedrich V., Kurfürst von der Pfalz, König von Böhmen, 1620–1656

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Johannes Baptista de Serra, Nicolaus Häublin, 1650–1685

Nicolaus Haublin

Johannes Baptista de Serra, 1650–1685

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum