A prostitute with her name and charges. Etching by a follower of Wenceslaus Hollar, 180- (?).
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1809?]
- Reference:
- 27944i
- Part of:
- Portraits of celebrated courtezans: from the original copper plates engraved by W. Hollar in the reign of Charles the second.
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[London?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1800 and 1809?]
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1 print : etching ; platemark 10.1 x 6.1 cm
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Sop.a B--m 5 gui. p. nig.t
References note
Richard Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677, Cambridge 1982, p. 310 no. 1944a
Alicia Meyer, 'Engraving the courtesan: sex work and "The Renaissance" in Victorian books', The collation, Folger Shakespeare Library blog, 21 September 2023, https://www.folger.edu/blogs/collation/engraving-the-courtesan/
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Wellcome Collection 27944i
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