Monday 20 February 2012

Wenceslaus Hollar Spanish lady

This is one of the small Wenceslaus Hollar etchings in my collection, his work is so delicate and accurate but then as now it was hard to make a living as an etcher, he eventually died a pauper with everything taken except the bed he was dying on.

Thursday 9 February 2012

Tuesday 7 February 2012

Harpsicord print

This is a sixteenth century print of a harpsicord, click on the image to see an enlarged version