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Two Dragonflies and Five Butterflies, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644–1652, etching on laid paper

Two Dragonflies and Five Butterflies

Wenceslaus Hollar

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Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Date: 1644–1652
Medium: etching on laid paper
Dimensions: plate: 11.8 × 18.4 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.); sheet: 12.6 × 19.2 cm (4 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.)
Location: National Gallery of Art
Credit: Rosenwald Collection

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Wenceslaus Hollar, Two Dragonflies and Five Butterflies, 1644–1652, etching on laid paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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