Portrait of a black boy, print, printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar, Antwerp, 1645, paper, etching, height 80 mm x width 59 mm, boy (child between toddler and youth), Africans, persons of African origin, A close-up side profile of a young person with short, tightly curled hair and dark skin, rendered in fine ink lines and crosshatching; the face shows a prominent nose, full lips, and a visible eye looking slightly forward, with delicate eyelashes; the figure wears a high, folded collar and a garment with a row of decorative buttons and textured stitching; the background is light with subtle diagonal line shading.
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Portrait of a black boy, print, printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar, Antwerp, 1645, paper, etching, height 80 mm x width 59 mm, boy (child between toddler and youth), Africans, persons of African origin, A close-up side profile of a young person with short, tightly curled hair and dark skin, rendered in fine ink lines and crosshatching; the face shows a prominent nose, full lips, and a visible eye looking slightly forward, with delicate eyelashes; the figure wears a high, folded collar and a garment with a row of decorative buttons and textured stitching; the background is light with subtle diagonal line shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A83_217

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Portrait black boy print printmaker Wenceslaus Hollar Antwerp 1645 paper etching height 80 mm x width 59 mm boy child toddler youth Africans persons African origin close-up side profile young person short tightly curled hair dark skin rendered fine ink lines crosshatching face prominent nose full lips visible eye looking slightly forward delicate eyelashes figure wears high folded collar garment row decorative buttons textured stitching background light subtle diagonal line shading

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