# Winter

- By: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677)
- Date: 1641
- Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
- Classification: Print
- Dimensions: Plate: 25 × 17.8 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 25.2 × 18.5 cm (9 15/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
- Culture: Bohemia
- Credit line: Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/94614)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/80c30ccf-dc35-bd7e-22f3-c307fd3e14a5/full/!1641,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Wenceslaus Hollar was born in Bohemia and, at the height of his career, enjoyed the patronage of the Earl of Arundel. He is famous for his lifelike rendering of fur and his panoramic views of London. His steady, complex etched lines create the illusion of natural light on a gown or over a cityscape. The fashionably clad women in this series represent the four seasons. Each caption advises the viewer to protect her beauty against the climate. Winter, for example, depicts two fur muffs and a mask to shield the lady’s face from icy winds.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0