Mulier Pragensis, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1643

Wenceslaus HollarCzech, English, 1607–1677

Mulier Pragensis

1643 · Costume print

Can I see it?

Unknown

Where is “Mulier Pragensis” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

Source: The museum

On the map Museum page

About the work

Museum text in Dutch

Vrouw uit Praag, in profiel naar links, met donkere hoed met rechte bol en brede rand, schuin naar voren. Brede, dubbele plooikraag boven ruimvallende, korte schoudermantel met kraag. Laag uitgesneden rijglijf. Wit schort over rok.

Rijksmuseum

Details

Accession number: RP-P-OB-11.479

What it shows

Clothing for the upper part of the body (CAPE) (+ women's clothes)Women's clothing Women's hats Named women's neckwear Human races Peoples Women's aprons Clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME) (+ women's clothes)Prague

In the catalog

Prints Baroque 17th century

Sources

Rijksmuseum
Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain

In the life of Wenceslaus Hollar

The whole life

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.
by 1642
Enters the service of the Duke of York
By 1642 Arundel had left England, and Hollar passed into the service of the Duke of York, taking his young family with him.
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.

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