PrintsBritish17th century

Burning of the Port of Tripoli

1676

Artists

Wenceslaus HollarArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching on cream antique laid paper

Culture

British

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 24.6 x 33 cm (9 11/16 x 13 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. George Martin (Emma Regina Martin). Gifted to Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio (1949-2010). Deaccessioned and sold at auction (2010). Harvard Art Museum.

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