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Herkules, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1627–1677
Wenceslaus Hollar, portraitWenceslaus HollarCzech, English, 1607–1677

Herkules

1627–1677 · Print

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Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Braunschweig, Germany

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

In this state since
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The museum
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What it shows

Die Geschichte von Hercules (Herakles)Gottheit (nicht christlich)HerkulesLöweKeule

In the catalog

PrintsBaroque17th century

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Meanwhile, in the life of Wenceslaus Hollar

The whole life

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 25 March 1677

    Died

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Thomas Wentworth, First Earl of Stafford, Wenceslaus Hollar

Thomas Wentworth, First Earl of Stafford

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Lady Catherine Howard, Wenceslaus Hollar

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