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The Merchant and Death by Wenceslaus Hollar — VisualArtsDB

The Merchant and Death

The Merchant and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar

1651

Medium: Etching on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 7.3 × 5.2 cm (2 7/8 × 2 1/16 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)

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