Wenceslaus HollarCzech, English, 1607–1677Drie reigers
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Drie reigers aan de waterkant. De reiger op de voorgrond houdt een kikker tussen de snavel.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-11.631
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Wenceslaus Hollar
The whole life1646–1652
Works in Antwerp during the Civil Wars
During the unrest of the Civil Wars he works in Antwerp, where he produces many of his most renowned works: Dutch cityscapes, seascapes, depictions of nature, his “muffs” and “shells”.
1652
Returns to London
In 1652 he returns to London and lives for a time with the engraver William Faithorne near Temple Bar.
after 1654
Loses his young son to the plague
His young son, who was reputed to have artistic ability, dies of the plague.
after 1654
Illustrates Virgil, Homer, Juvenal and Dugdale
In the following years many books he illustrated are published: Ogilby’s Virgil and Homer, Stapylton’s Juvenal, and Dugdale’s Warwickshire, St Paul’s and Monasticon (part one). But his work for the booksellers was poorly paid, and his commissions declined as the Court no longer purchased his works after the Restoration.
1662
A book of women’s costumes is published in Paris
In 1662 Baltazar Moncornet publishes in Paris Hollar’s “Livre curieux…”, a series of 28 plates showing the attire of common women, mostly from European countries, of the 17th century.
![Bride, from "Dance of Death", Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/web-large/DP822840.jpg)
