Wenceslaus HollarRepubblica Ceca, Inghilterra, 1607–1677Rustica Bohemica
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Vrouw uit Bohemen, van voren gezien, met hoge taps toelopende hoed, een geplooide doek om gezicht en hals en een kuitlange, donkere cape rond de voorpanden en armsgaten afgezet met bont. Lijf in halsuitsnijding afgezet met dito bont. Enkellange rok en schort.
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- RP-P-1963-54
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Nella vita di Wenceslaus Hollar
Tutta la vita4 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.
![Bride, from "Dance of Death", Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/web-large/DP822840.jpg)
