Wenceslaus Hollar
Artwork Detail
In the summer of 1665 as many as one hundred
thousand Londoners died during an outbreak of
bubonic plague. The victims included Hollar’s only son,
James. Those who could afford to leave the city fled
for the safety of the countryside, but Hollar stayed and
continued to work.
At some time during that year Hollar made prints with views
of Islington, north of the city. It is evident that he enjoyed
the calm, reflective water, which must have been a
welcome relief to the crisis in London.
- Title
- The Waterhouse
- Artist/creator
- Wenceslaus Hollar
- Production date
- 1665
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- 83 x 123 mm
- Credit line
- Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
- Accession no
- M1982/1/3/95
- Other ID
- 920 Pennington Catalogue Raisonné
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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