Václav Hollar (1607-1677)

Matthäus Merian (1593-1650)

TWO CITY VIEWS: STRUDEL AND WÜRBEL

After 1649
Two copperplates on paper, similar dimensions 13x31 cm. Marked in print "Der Strudel an der Thonaw." and "Der Würbel in der Thonaw.", below the top view "I. Die Ordinari fahrt. 2. Nah waldfahren. 3. Der Wild Riß. 4. Der Heßgang. / W: Hollar delin.". From book Topographia Provinciarum Austriacaru[m], Austriae Styriae, Carinthiae, Carniolae, Tyrolis etc, issued since 1649 in Frankfurt am Mein. Compare with Franz Sprinzels, Hollar. Handzeichnungen, Wien 1938, p. 95-96, no. 263, picture attachment p. 37, no. 212 and p. 99, no. 284, picture attachment p. 34, no. 188. mounted, framed, glazed. One fold.