Wenceslaus Hollar - The Artist Who Drew London
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Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Walks & Tours
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Wed, 12th May 2021 @ 19:00 - 21:00
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19:00 - 21:00
Join us for the sixth Westminster Arts Reference Library's Artists of London salons where historian Guy Rowston examines the extraordinary life and work of WENCESLAUS HOLLAR, an emigre Bohemian artist who settled in London and whose images helped define the view of the Restoration city . In addition to the talk and a Q+A, each event will include a spotlight on a special item from the Library's collection.
Wenceslaus Hollar was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in London. His etchings and engravings, particularly his panoramas of the city are now more famous than the man himself and are often used as the archetypal view of “old London”. Though the 17th century London, that Hollar knew, is now largely destroyed, the surviving 2,800 prints, watercolours and drawings Hollar created have immortalised his visions of life then.
In this talk, historian Guy Rowston, traces the life and times of Hollar from his birth in Prague in 1607 through his life as one of the most ingenious illustrators of his time. Rownston will examine how the plague and the Great Fire of London left their marks on Hollar’s work, looking at the artist’s plans of London before and after 1666.
Tickets £4.80 including a 50% donation to the Westminster Arts Reference Library
Guy Rowston
Guy Rowston is an architectural historian who lectures on many aspects of London's history and is a qualified Westminster guide. He read English at Exeter College, Oxford before pursuing a busy career in theatre and television. His specialist subjects include Soho, Spitalfields and the Huguenots.
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Wenceslaus Hollar
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2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be
refused entry to or ejected from the venue.
10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy.
11. The promoter, venue management and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property.
12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.
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