Wenceslaus Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar, also known as Václav Hollar, was a male printmaker, cartographer, illustrator, and graphic artist associated with the Baroque movement. Born in 1607 and a member of the Czechs ethnic group, he spoke Czech. He studied under Matthäus Merian and worked during the floruit period beginning in 1600. Hollar held German citizenship and was sponsored by Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel. His professional output included works in etching and visual arts, covering genres such as landscape painting, portrait, and cityscape.

Hollar died in London in 1677 and was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He is described by sources including The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters, Het Gulden Cabinet, Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, and Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.