Wenceslaus Hollar
The Dead Hare

ArtistFlemish, 1622–1674
CultureBohemian
Titles
  • The Dead Hare
Date1649
PlaceLondon, England
MediumEtching, I/III
DimensionsPlate: 10 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (26.7 × 19 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (27.8 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by S. Reed Morian, Morton A. Cohn and Fayez Sarofim in honor of Meredith J. Long at "One Great Night in November, 1996"
Object number96.1704
Not on view

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ProvenancePierre Mariette (1634-1716), Paris (similar to Lugt 1788, 1789, and 1790); Leonard and Lisa Baskin (1922-2000 and 1943- ), America (similar to Lugt 4475)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: On the sheet under image: "peeter Boel pinxit, W. Hollar fecit 1649." On mat in pencil, under image: "Wenzel Hollar (Prague 1607-1677 London)/The Dead Hare/Etching, afru Peeter Boel; 1649/Darthey 2058/provenance: Pierre Mariette, dated 1678 (mgt 1788, 1789 or 1790)/unidentified/Leonard Lisa Baskin, 1976/$3500." In brown ink, verso: "P. Marrette 1678." In pencil, verso: "m/a - as0692 GZ0291 nm C22620 LLB .197."

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