Peasant Woman from Bohemia (Rustica Bohemica)

1643

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; first state of three
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9 × 6 cm); cut on the platemark at sides and c. 3 mm in height.
Collection no.: 20.81.3.101
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Peasant Woman from Bohemia (Rustica Bohemica) — Wenceslaus Hollar. 1643.

Medium: Etching; first state of three. Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9 × 6 cm); cut on the platemark at sides and c. 3 mm in height..

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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