Wenceslaus Hollar was a Czech engraver, etcher and painter. He spent much of his life in England. He often created cityscapes and landscapes, including vedutas. He was born in Prague, died in London,
Portrait etched by Hollar after an original by Jan Meyssens, c. 1649. Prague Castle is in the background.
Panorama of Prague in 1636 (issued in 1649)
Allegory on the Death of the Earl of Arundel
Long View of London from Bankside, 1647
Joannes Meyssens was a Flemish Baroque painter, engraver, and print publisher.
Wenceslaus Hollar
…Wenceslaus Hollar Portrait etched by Hollar after an original by Jan Meyssens, c. 1649. Prague Castle is in the background. Born Václav Hollar 13 July 1607 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire Died 25 March 1677 (aged…
Joannes Meyssens, engraving by his son Cornelis after a self-portrait