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Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
Haarlem

Haarlem, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1629–1639

Wenceslaus Hollar, portrait

Wenceslaus HollarCzech, English, 1607–1677

Haarlem

1629–1639 · Drawing

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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Particulars

1629–1639

16071677

Meanwhile, in the life of Wenceslaus Hollar

1627
Apprenticed to Matthäus Merian in Frankfurt
In 1627 he is in Frankfurt, where he is apprenticed to the renowned engraver Matthäus Merian.
1630
Living in Strasbourg, Mainz and Koblenz
In 1630 he lives in Strasbourg, Mainz and Koblenz, where he portrays the towns, castles and landscapes of the Middle Rhine Valley.
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.
1636
Travels with Arundel to Vienna and Prague
As a draftsman he accompanies the earl on a journey to Vienna and Prague, his native city.
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.
4 July 1641
Marries a lady-in-waiting to the Countess of Norfolk
On 4 July 1641 he marries Tracy, a lady-in-waiting to the Countess of Norfolk; they have two children.

More by Wenceslaus Hollar

From the collection of Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

On the same theme · Sea

All works on the theme

What it shows

Sea Niederlande Ship See Wasser Haarlem Segel Gewässer Welle Segelschiffe Prospekt einer Stadt, Stadtpanorama, Silhouette einer Stadt Namen von Städten und Dörfern (mit NAMEN)

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors 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

Whalers, Joseph Mallord William Turner, ca. 1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Whalers, ca. 1845

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888

Van Gogh Museum

Woman at the Seashore (Femme au bord de la mer), Pablo Picasso, 1923 or 1924

Pablo Picasso

Woman at the Seashore (Femme au bord de la mer), 1923 or 1924

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Two Desparate Men on the Seashore (Deux viellards et voilier), Pablo Picasso, 1934

Pablo Picasso

Two Desparate Men on the Seashore (Deux viellards et voilier), 1934

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Green Wave, Claude Monet, ca. 1866–67

Claude Monet

The Green Wave, ca. 1866–67

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Manneporte near Etretat, Claude Monet, 1886

Claude Monet

The Manneporte near Etretat, 1886

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Manneporte (Etretat), Claude Monet, 1883

Claude Monet

The Manneporte (Etretat), 1883

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Das Schiff des Glücks; The Ship of Fortune; La fortune contraire], Rembrandt, 1633

Rembrandt van Rijn

[Das Schiff des Glücks; The Ship of Fortune; La fortune contraire], 1633

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum