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Study of a bearded head of an ancient man, with an altar and Latin inscription below, Wenceslaus Hollar ?

Wenceslaus Hollar

Study of a bearded head of an ancient man, with an altar and Latin inscription below

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Wenceslaus Hollar ?

Study of a bearded head of an ancient man, with an altar and Latin inscription below

Blatt: 180 x 105 mm

Inventory Number: 14316

Object Number: 14316 Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1921

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

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Title: Study of a bearded head of an ancient man, with an altar and Latin inscription below

Draughtsman

Wenceslaus Hollar ?

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

silverpoint drawing

Geographic Reference

Bohemian

Production Reason

Studie nach Vorlage

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Braun): 1316; mit Bleistift: Hdz. 219 / Hollar
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark: [Fragment]

Work Catalogues: Sprinzels 1938.64.37

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10.08.2026