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Prospect of the Innerpart of Tangier, with the Upper Castle from South East

ca. 1669-1670
17th century
123 x 213 mm (4.8 x 8.4 in.)

Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian, (1607–1677)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Second of two states

Print impression quality: Good, specks in sky

Edition: Removed from Vertue’s “Description of the works of the Ingenious Delineator and Engraver Wenceslaus Hollar, disposed into Classes of Different Sorts, and with some account of his Life” (London, 1759), 2nd edition; Cutter WQ53/H73/YV

Marks: Signed in plate below margin, lower right

Marks: Watermark: ProPatria (Churchill 127-153)

Bibliography: Parthey 1192; Pennington 1192.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953

Accession Number: 1983.7.3

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architecture*, castles*, cityscapes*, Middle East*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
castles - Use for buildings or groups of buildings intended primarily to serve as a fortified residence of a prince or nobleman. AVERY
cityscapes - Use for creative works that depict settlements that may be considered cities. For creative works depicting settlements that may be considered towns, use "townscapes (representations)." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer
Middle East - TGN 7001526 (general region). All DAC object records formerly indexed with term “West Asia” were revised in 2010 to “Middle East” (Eurocentric but standards-compliant); some future TGN revision that uses current preferred terms may support restoration of the better “West Asia.”

Dimensions

plate Dimensions: 123 x 213 mm (4.8 x 8.4 in.)

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Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian, (1607–1677) . Prospect of the Innerpart of Tangier, with the Upper Castle from South East, ca. 1669-1670. Etching on laid paper. Second of two states. plate : 123 x 213 mm (4.8 x 8.4 in.). DAC accession number 1983.7.3. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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