Wenceslaus Hollar
Muscarum Scarabeorum

Muscarum Scarabeorum

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Muscarum Scarabeorum
ArtistBohemian, 1607–1677
CultureBohemian
Titles
  • Muscarum Scarabeorum
Date1646
MediumTwelve etchings
Dimensionseach plate/sheet: 3 1/4 × 4 5/8 inches
mat: 15 3/8 × 21 3/8 inches

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.4.7-.12
Not on view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance[Christopher Mendez, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1997.

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