Fireworks at Hemissem

Prints and Drawings

c. 1650

Wenceslaus Hollar
Bohemian, 1607-1677

Wenceslaus Hollar’s nocturnal scene of innovative pyrotechnics vividly marks the culmination of a series of four prints depicting triumphal processions and other festivities held for the Imperial Postmaster General of the Holy Roman Emperor, the Count of Thurn and Taxis, and his wife on their visit to Hemissem, the home of Alexander Roelants, Postmaster General of the Netherlands.

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Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Title: Fireworks at Hemissem
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.: Artist's working dates 1627–1677
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 24.9 × 41.4 cm (9 13/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rosenthal Fund
Reference Number: 1973.520
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