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Daughter of a Citizen of London
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Daughter of a Citizen of London

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1643 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Daughter of a burgher from London, standing to the left, right arm in front of the stomach. Cap with brim turned back around the face trimmed with scalloped lace. This brim hangs down at the neck to the shoulder. On the back of the head space for a round wig. Open bodice with low straight neckline, a skirt consisting of several panels, wide three-quarter sleeves with cuffs around the armhole. The neckline is filled with the shirt or a neckerchief. Over the shoulders a double-folded scalloped neckerchief. The bodice is closed over the front center ending in a point by horizontal bands of which five are visible. Center front on the bodice a flat bow. Floor-length, loose-falling skirt. Long, scalloped apron.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCiuis Londinensis Filia / Cittiznes daugter. 1643. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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