Terms and conditions of use
Winter
1643
plate 4 from the Whole-length women as allegories of The four seasons series 1643–44
Medium
etching
Measurements
24.0 × 18.1 cm (image) 25.7 × 18.3 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1950
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
New Hollstein 441; Pennington 609; Parthey 609
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: W. Hollar fecit 1643
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: 4
printed in ink l.c.: Winter
printed in ink l.l.: The cold, not cruelty makes her weare / In Winter, furrs and Wild beasts haire
printed in ink l.r.: For a smoother skinn at night / Embraceth her with more delight.
Accession Number
2290.4-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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