Head of a man with serious expression

An etched head of an older man turned three-quarters to the left, with a deeply lined brow, heavy-lidded eyes and a set mouth. Dense cross-hatching models the face and falling curls, while loose strokes fade into the shoulder and background.

Look closer: A small signature 'W. Hollar fecit' is etched in the lower right corner.

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar

Date

1644–52

Medium

Etching; only state

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1132 × 1466 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917