Wenceslaus HollarCzech, English, 1607–1677Kantwerkster
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Kantwerkster” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1920-2656
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Wenceslaus Hollar
The whole life1635
His first book is published
In Cologne in 1635 Hollar publishes his first book.
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.
![Bride, from "Dance of Death", Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/web-large/DP822840.jpg)
