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Václav
Hollar , known in
England as Wenceslaus and in Germany as Wenzel Hollar, was a Bohemian
etcher. He was born in Prague, and died in London, being buried at St
Margaret's Church, Westminster. Hollar, was a Bohemian exile, in
1636, while working in Cologne was
employed by the Earl of Arundel as
artist-in-residence to make drawings of his extensive art collection.
Some of these drawings are now the only information on the contents of
that impressive collection. In 1642 the Earl of Arundel (
from Wardour Castle , Wilts)left England for the Continent leaving his
wife in charge in Wiltshire , never to return. The turmoil of the civil
war caused Hollar to move to Antwerp in 1644, where he settled for a
few years. The main quantity of his work was done
for Dugdale who paid between £3 and £5 per etching
.W. Hollar,from Sir W. Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum ... (originally
published in 3 vols, London, 1655-1673; enlarged edn, 6 vols in 8
parts, by J. Caley and others,Wenceslas Hollar (13 July 1607 - 25 March 1677) e. He trained in the workshop of
Merian in Frankfurt, and became one of the foremost engravers of
topographical views in the 17th century. On account of his English
connections, Hollar finally settled in London, and during the Civil War
he fought on the Royalist side. His views of the city of London form an
invaluable record of its appearance before the Great Fire of 1666. He
was very prolific and engraved a wide range of subjects aparts from
views and landscapes.Hollar produced a variety of works; his plates
number approx 2740, and include views, portraits, ships, religious
subjects, heraldic subjects, landscapes, and still life in
many forms. His architectural drawings, such as those of
Antwerp and Strassburg cathedrals, and his views of towns, are to
scale, but are intended as pictures as well.
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York /. Ecclesiae Cathedralis Eboracensis ab Occidente
Prospectus 1661,
Hollar
Etching with engraving on laid watermarked paper from
Monasticon Anglicanum: or, the History of the Ancient Abbies,
Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their
Dependencies, in England and Wales. Hollar had returned to
England in 1652 and begun working for the publisher John Ogilby and the
antiquary Sir William Dugdale. Over the next twenty-five years he
etched no fewer than 566 plates for them. Sir William Dugdale
(1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of Hollar's patron Thomas
Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled one of the most
significant histories of English religious houses, , Monasticon, Vol.
II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth (1585-1654)He had
spent his life in the study of genealogy and ecclesiastical and
monastic history. He was also an indefatigable collector of manuscripts
which are now in the Bodleian Library. . . (folded)
£45
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York /. Ecclesiae Cathedralis Eboracensis Ameridies
Prospectus 1661,
Hollar
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
. (folded) £45
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Windsor / Capellae Regia ac Collegiateae s georgii in castro
de Windsor 1661,
Hollar
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
. (folded) £45
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Worcester / Wigorniensis Ecclesia Cathedralis Ab
Aquilone Prospectus 1672, Hollar
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
. (folded) £45 a x 2
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Chichester / Ecclesiae Cathedralis Cicestrensis, 1672,
Hollar /
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
. (folded) £45
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The South prospect of the cathedral and Metropolitan Church of
Canterbury/Ecclesia Cathedralis
et Metroploiticae Hollar / Plan
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
. (folded) £45
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Canterbury/Area
Cantuarensis Ecclesiae Iconographia
Hollar / Plan
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
. (folded) £35
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The
North prospect of the Conventual Church of Westminster/Westmonast Ecclesiae
/
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
. (folded) £55
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Capellae Collegii Regalis de Eton ab Aquilone Prospectus. / Eton
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
. (folded) £65 light age toning x 3
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Gisburn Lancashire/ Gisburnensis olim coenobii
Reliquiarum 1661,
Hollar / Single page
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
£35 2 copies one mended @ 20
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Glastoniensis (Glastonbury) 1658,
Hollar / Single page x 2
Etching
with engraving on laid watermarked paper from Monasticon Anglicanum:
or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals,
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England
and Wales. Hollar had returned to England in 1652 and begun
working
for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale.
Over the next twenty-five years he etched no fewer than 566 plates for
them. Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686):English antiquary and friend of
Hollar's patron Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, Dugdale compiled
one of the most significant histories of English religious houses, ,
Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661),The text was written by Roger Dodsworth
(1585-1654)He had spent his life in the study of genealogy and
ecclesiastical and monastic history. He was also an indefatigable
collector of manuscripts which are now in the Bodleian Library. .
£85 This is the original pair of vistas kept as a pair
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