Autumn
A woman faces left and pulls a glove onto her left hand. Her head is covered with a black scarf tied under her chin. Over her shoulders she wears a wide, white, lace fringed collar. Her dark dress has very wide sleeves with white cuffs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Autumn
- Series/Portfolio: Half-length Women as Allegories of the Four Seasons (New Hollstein 545-548)
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Publisher: Peter Stent (British, active ca. 1615/17–1665)
- Date: 1644
- Medium: Etching; second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 4 7/8 in. (17.5 × 12.4 cm)
cut c. 3 x 3 mm within platemark,
only the top stroke of the '3' at bottom right remains. - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.3.361
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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