Wenceslaus Hollar
Naarden

Artwork Detail
Hollar appreciated the landscape for its own sake and
did not limit himself to human interventions such as
buildings. Indeed, apart from one ruined church, both
of these prints are almost wholly concerned with the
natural environment.
These two images come from an untitled series of eight
views of the sea and reflect Hollar’s keen interest in a
subject that was wholly new to him. Hollar went on to
experience many sea voyages, particularly travelling between England and the Continent, beginning with his departure from the Netherlands for England in December 1636.
- Title
- Naarden
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1634-1636
- Medium
- etching and drypoint
- Dimensions
- 38 x 121 mm
- Credit line
- Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
- Accession no
- M1982/1/3/146
- Other ID
- 1253 Pennington Catalogue Raisonné
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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