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Wenceslaus Hollar — A Muff in Five Views
Wenceslaus Hollar

A Muff in Five Views

This etching by Wenceslaus Hollar presents a fashionable 17th century muff rendered from five different angles, demonstrating the artist's interest in precise observation and technical detail. Created around 1645 to 1646, the work exemplifies Hollar's skill as a printmaker and his attention to the material qualities of luxury textiles, capturing the volume and texture of the garment with delicate etching lines. The small-scale print, measuring just over three inches wide, showcases the kind of detailed costume studies that were popular among collectors of the period and served as references for both artists and fashion conscious patrons.

Medium
Etching, circa 1645-46, a good impression on laid paper, sheet 80 x 129 mm (3 1/4 x 5 in), thread margins, tipped onto support at corners with some associated browning, repaired tear in the upper right corner with some small losses (unframed), Literature:, Pennington 1952; Turner (The New Hollstein) 796 III, Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) A Muff in Five Views, Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000, Johann Theodor de Bry (1561-1623) Christi Triumphus (The Tri

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 293

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Wenceslaus Hollar, A Muff in Five Views

This etching by Wenceslaus Hollar presents a fashionable 17th century muff rendered from five different angles, demonstrating the artist's interest in precise observation and technical detail. Created around 1645 to 1646, the work exemplifies Hollar's skill as a printmaker and his attention to the material qualities of luxury textiles, capturing the volume and texture of the garment with delicate etching lines. The small-scale print, measuring just over three inches wide, showcases the kind of detailed costume studies that were popular among collectors of the period and served as references for both artists and fashion conscious patrons.

Medium
Etching, circa 1645-46, a good impression on laid paper, sheet 80 x 129 mm (3 1/4 x 5 in), thread margins, tipped onto support at corners with some associated browning, repaired tear in the upper right corner with some small losses (unframed), Literature:, Pennington 1952; Turner (The New Hollstein) 796 III, Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) A Muff in Five Views, Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000, Johann Theodor de Bry (1561-1623) Christi Triumphus (The Tri
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Related themes

Classical Realism, Czech Artist, Fur muff study, Etching, Baroque, Fashion and textiles, Printmaking, Multiple perspectives, 17th Century, Detailed and decorative

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