Shell (Vasum ceramicum)
Wenceslaus Hollar · c. 1645 · etching on laid paper
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About this picture
Shell (Vasum ceramicum) is a public-domain illustration by Wenceslaus Hollar, dated c. 1645. Etching on laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Shell (Vasum ceramicum)” (c. 1645) is an etching by Hollar, made to record a place, a costume, or a specimen rather than to invent a scene.
About the artist
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677) was a Bohemian etcher who worked in England. He recorded cities, costume, and natural specimens with a fine documentary line.
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