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Hans Holbein the Younger  1647

by Wenceslaus Hollar

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Etching This is Wenceslaus Hollar's copy of Hans Holbein the Younger's self-portrait. Hollar famously recreated Holbein's Dance of Death illustrations, and this portrait was often published in prefaces to the series. (Text: Emily Wilkinson)
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Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington
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http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.61163.html

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Wenceslaus HollarArtist (Czech Republic)
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