Wenceslaus Hollar
Proclamation of the Treaty of Münster
Artwork Detail
The Thirty Years’ War began in Prague in 1618 while Hollar was still a boy. When the Treaty of Münster brought peace in 1648, Hollar recorded the scene of jubilation in his new home, Antwerp. Few in the crowd gathered in Antwerp’s main square would have anticipated the Treaty’s painful consequences for their city. Once a major commercial centre, Antwerp’s trade was heavily regulated by the treaty. The city’s subsequent decline may be one reason why Hollar returned to London in 1652.
- Title
- Proclamation of the Treaty of Münster
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1648
- Medium
- etching and engraving
- Dimensions
- 219 x 342 mm
- Credit line
- Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
- Accession no
- M2001/32/43
- Other ID
- 561 Pennington Catalogue Raisonné
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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