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Throwing Lances

Wenceslaus Hollar, Franz Cleyn, John Ogilby

Throwing Lances

1648-1658

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Wenceslaus Hollar, Franz Cleyn, John Ogilby

Throwing Lances

1648-1658

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet (Trimmed to platemark): 257 × 190 mm. (10 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.2289
There is evidence of transfer of ink from text pages

Inscribed: Recto: in image, bottom left corner, in plate "F. Cleyn inv. W. Hollar fecit."; in image, bottom right, in pen "[indecipherable]760" Verso: lower left corner, in pencil "Page / 609"; lower left, Claghorn diamond/lozenge in pencil with "6276" inside; top center, in pen "762"; center, in pen "148"; bottom center right, in pen "148"

Markings: CM: Claghorn; WM: unidentified countermark with a "B"

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar

Bohemian, 1607-1677
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Artist

Franz Cleyn

German, 1582-1658
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Publisher

John Ogilby

(English, 1600-1676)
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