Dutch Sailor's Wife (Navigatoris Hollandici Uxor) / A Sailor's Wife from Amsterdam (Ein Shiffer's Weib zu Ambsterdam)

1644–50

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (9.2 × 5.6 cm) cut on platemark
Collection no.: 20.81.3.87
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Dutch Sailor's Wife (Navigatoris Hollandici Uxor) / A Sailor's Wife from Amsterdam (Ein Shiffer's Weib zu Ambsterdam) — Wenceslaus Hollar. 1644–50.

Medium: Etching; first state of two. Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (9.2 × 5.6 cm) cut on platemark.

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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