Wenceslaus’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Head of a Young Black Boy in Profile to Right
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

London Viewed from the Thames River at Milford Staris Below Arundel House
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

View of Lambeth Palace from the River at Whitehall Stairs
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

A Moth, Butterflies, and Bees, from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Albury
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Winter
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Six Insects, a Caterpillar, and a Snail, from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Title Page from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

A Dragonfly, Ladybirds, and Butterflies, from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Head of a Black Woman with a Lace Kerchief Hat
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Whitehall from the River
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Swallow-Tailed Butterfly and Twelve Other Insects, from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Albrecht Dürer
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677) after Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)

Summer
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Spring
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

White Dog
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677) after Adriaen Jacobz Matham (Dutch, 1599-1660)

Lambeth Palace from the River
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

Raphael
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) published by Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, 1614-1669)

Spring
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677

The Garden of Eden
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543)