English Lady in Winter Costume (The Winter habit of an English Gentlewoman)
Wenceslaus Hollar
1644 · Etching · Drawings and Prints
A full length standing figure of a woman, wearing a dark hood tied under the chin and a black half mask. She also wears a fur stole and carries a fur muff on her left arm. A feather fan hangs from her right wrist. Although she stands outdoors in cold sufficient to require heavy furs, this woman has removed one hand from her muff. As her exposed fingers caress the long tail of her collar, her large eyes meet the viewer's own, and her full lips reveal the suggestion of smile. With these subtle signs, Hollar hinted at a sensuality concealed beneath the woman's rich garments and winter mask.
- Artist
- Wenceslaus Hollar
- Date
- 1644
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Theodore De Witt, 1923
