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Wenceslaus Hollar

1607 - 1677

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Wenceslaus Hollar (23 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as Wenzel Hollar; and to Czech speakers as Václav Hollar (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦolar]). He is particularly noted for his engravings and etchings. He was born in Prague, died in London, and was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wenceslaus Hollar is the 563rd most popular painter (up from 616th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 197th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Wenceslaus Hollar ranks 563 out of 2,023. Before him are Pierre Puget, Anton Ažbe, Peter von Cornelius, Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Francesco Filippini, and Bernardo Strozzi. After him are Jules Dupré, Theodor Kittelsen, Wolf Vostell, Charles-André van Loo, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, and Thomas Lawrence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1607, Wenceslaus Hollar ranks 7. Before him are John Harvard, Michiel de Ruyter, Anna Maria van Schurman, Madeleine de Scudéry, Jan Lievens, and Infante Carlos of Spain. After him are Erasmus Quellinus the Younger, Paul Gerhardt, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Antoine Gombaud, Akile Hatun, and Zhu Yousong. Among people deceased in 1677, Wenceslaus Hollar ranks 6. Before him are Baruch Spinoza, Jan van Riebeeck, Angelus Silesius, Isaac Barrow, and Barbara Strozzi. After him are Antonio Maria Abbatini, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Henry Oldenburg, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Aert van der Neer, and William, Margrave of Baden-Baden.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Wenceslaus Hollar ranks 194 out of 1,200. Before him are Petr Fiala (1964), Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary (1335), Karel Zeman (1910), Tomáš Rosický (1980), Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia (950), and Catherine of Bohemia (1342). After him are Libuše Šafránková (1953), Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (1860), Alice Herz-Sommer (1903), Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619), Ignaz Moscheles (1794), and Guido Adler (1855).

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Among PAINTERS In Czechia

Among painters born in Czechia, Wenceslaus Hollar ranks 4. Before him are Alphonse Mucha (1860), Anton Raphael Mengs (1728), and František Kupka (1871). After him are Anna Chromý (1940), Emil Orlík (1870), Georg Flegel (1566), Toyen (1902), Gabriel von Max (1840), Zdeněk Burian (1905), Mikoláš Aleš (1852), and Petr Brandl (1668).

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