Lady with pomander on a chain around her waist

1640

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (13.3 × 7.2 cm) Sheet: 5 5/16 × 2 15/16 in. (13.5 × 7.5 cm)
Collection no.: 20.81.3.51
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Lady with pomander on a chain around her waist — Wenceslaus Hollar. 1640.

Medium: Etching; first state of two. Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (13.3 × 7.2 cm) Sheet: 5 5/16 × 2 15/16 in. (13.5 × 7.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1920.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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