Rüsselsheim

Wenceslaus Hollar

1642–44 · Etching, second state of two · Drawings and Prints

View from the river Main with barge towed by horses; fortified building in Rüsselsheim on the left bank. One of a set of 12 views in Germany, formerly in an album, now disbound. According to Vertue, these prints based on drawings made in 1632 when Hollar made a Rhine journey from Cologne.

Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Date: 1642–44
Medium: Etching, second state of two
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Robert Hartshorne, 1918

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