Wenzel Hollar (Wenceslaus Hollar)

Portrait of John Clench

Wenzel Hollar's original etching "Portrait of John Clench" is a second state of two published in 1664. It is printed on seventeenth century hand-made paper and with large margins extending well beyond the plate-mark on all sides. This impression is signed and dated in the plate by Wenzel Hollar, also known as 'Wenceslaus Hollar'. The inscription beneath the portrait reads" Vera Effigies Johannis Clenche Equitis aurati unius Iusticiariorum Sereniss - Dominx nuper reginx - Elizabethae ad placita coram ipsa Reginatenenda, affignati. W. Hollar Sculp. 1664" This portrait is an excellent example of Wenzel Hollar's mastery of the original etched art. Sir John Clench is one of Elizabethan England's most famous legislators, was appointed to the Court of the Queen's Bench in 1584. "Sir John Clench" is included in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, Reference Collection #NPG D25377

Original Etching by the Czech / British artist, Wenceslaus Hollar 'Wenzel Hollar'.

Portrait of John Clench

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Wenceslaus Hollar 'Wenzel Hollar' (Prague, 1607 - London, 1677)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01.-		Questo e Pietro Aretino, Poeta Tosco (This is the Tuscan Poet, Pietro Aretino) by Wenzel Hollar (Wenceslaus Hollar) designed by Titian, 'Tiziano Vecellio'	Original Etching	1647	Richard Pennington, Catalogue # P1346, First State of Two.	Sold
02.-		Portrait of John Clench by Wenzel Hollar (Wenceslaus Hollar)	Original Etching	1664	Richard Pennington, Catalogue # P1376, Second State of Two, with the Cap outlined with Burin.	Sold
03.-		The Habit of a Bishop by Wenzel Hollar (Wenceslaus Hollar)	Original Etching	1732	Richard Pennington, Catalogue # 1994, Second State of Two, with the addition of the number '8' by Bowles in 1732.	Sold
04.-		Tomb of Sir Simon Burley by Wenzel Hollar (Wenceslaus Hollar)	Original Etching	1658	Richard Pennington, Catalogue # 2254, First State of Two.	Sold
05.-		Tomb of Sir William Herbert by Wenzel Hollar (Wenceslaus Hollar)	Original Etching	1658	Richard Pennington, Catalogue # 2324A, First and only State.	Sold

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Title:	Portrait of John Clench
Artist:	Hollar, Wenceslaus 'Wenzel Hollar' (Prague, 1607 - London, 1677)
Date:	1664
Medium:	Original Etching
Source:	Origines Juridiciales
Note:	Wenzel Hollar 'Wenceslaus Hollar': One of Europe's greatest original etchers of the seventeenth century, Wenceslaus Hollar first studied under Matthaus Merian in Prague. Shortly after 1636, the touring Earl of Arundel employed Wenzel Hollar as his topographical engraver, and later invited the artist to return to his English estate with him. With the exception of a one year absence, Wenzel Hollar spent the remainder of his life in England, leaving a masterful artistic record of the times and of his talents. Wenzel Hollar's art covers portrait, illustrative, costume, topographical and architectural subjects. Today he is regarded as a master etcher in all these fields.
	Portrait of John Clenche was first published in 1666, in Sir Dugdale's, Origines Juridiciales, an early and important work on English legal procedures. John Clenche, one of Elizabethan England's most famous legislators, was appointed to the Court of the Queen's Bench in 1584. He remained at that influential post until his death in 1607. Wenzel Hollar etches him here in his lavish court robes. The inscription beneath the portrait reads" Vera Effigies Johannis Clenche Equitis aurati unius Iusticiariorum Sereniss - Dominx nuper reginx - Elizabethae ad placita coram ipsa Reginatenenda, affignati. W. Hollar Sculp. 1664" An impressison of "Sir John Clench" is included in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, Reference Collection #NPG D25377
Raisonne:	Richard Pennington, A Descriptive Catalogue of The Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1607 - 1677, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1982. Catalogue # P1376, Second State of Two, with the Cap outlined with Burin.
Source:	Origines Juridiciales
Size:	11 1/2 X 8 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed on seventeenth century hand-made paper and with large margins extending well beyond the plate-mark on all sides. Signed and dated in the plate by Hollar in the lower right corner. It is a superb, early impression with no staining and a very tiny scratch on the top left corner of the image, an excellent example of Wenzel Hollar's mastery of the original etched portrait.
Subject:	Wenzel Hollar, 'Wenceslaus Hollar, "Portrait of John Clench", Johannis Clenche, original etching, seventeenth century, legislators, Court of the Queen's Bench, National Portrait Gallery.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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