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Fireworks at Hemissem
Wenceslaus Hollarca. 1650-1651
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
Middletown, United States
Details
- Title: Fireworks at Hemissem
- Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
- Date Created: ca. 1650-1651
- Subject Keywords: fireworks (visual works), night scenes
- Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate: “4 Bene ominatum diei solennitatem nocturna faces ignesque votiuj coronant, quibus accedit reliquus multiplex apparatus, ad exhilarandos tum E. E. D. D., tum spectantium omnium animos.” Inscribed in pencil on verso: “P. 566 - Count de la Tour / fireworks in Hemmisse.”
- Object Type: Prints, works of art
- Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
- Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 2005
- Materials & Techniques: Etching on laid paper. Watermark: Crowned shield with fleur-de-lys mentioned in dealer invoice but not readily visible
- Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
- Dimensions: 1677
- Bibliography: Pennington no. 566; Parthey no. 566
- Associated People: Created by Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677)
- Accession Number: 2005.3.1
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