Albrecht Dürer

Prints and Drawings

1645

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677)
after Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)

Here Wenceslaus Hollar reproduced an Albrecht Dürer self-portrait painting (now in the Prado, Madrid) as an etching in reverse. In 1498, at the age of 26, Dürer depicted himself as a gentleman artist at the height of his creative prowess. On a diplomatic trip through Dürer’s hometown of Nuremberg in 1636, the Earl of Arundel received the painting as a gift for King Charles I of England. Hollar made the etching from the original for Arundel, who was his major patron.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Title: Albrecht Dürer
Place: Bohemia (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1645
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 19.4 × 15.8 cm (7 11/16 × 6 1/4 in.); Plate: 22.5 × 22.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 13/16 in.); Sheet: 22.9 × 18.2 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Morris Woolf
Reference Number: 1941.437
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