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of War, made his Efcape from thence, and went
over to Antwerp to his Patron the Earl of A-
rundelc.
In this Year 1645, he began to work at Antwerp,
where he fettled, and there moftly employed his
Time in publifhing Prints from the Arundel Col-
lection ; as Diver fee Probcc, Mufca, a Book of
Leonard Da Find's of Heads, Epif. Malderus, the
Religious Men, &c. fmall whole Lengths.
Bat the Year following his Noble Patron being
advifed for his Health to go to Italy, having re-
lided at Antwerp from 164-j to. 1644.', *n h°Pes
that Air wTould be of Benefit to him, he there died
1646. at Padua. The laft Works done by Hollar from
that Nobleman's rare Colle&ions was the Book of
Shells, which containing Thirty-eight Plates, hav-
ing neither Title nor Explication, is now the mod
fcarce of any of his Works. Thofe of his In-
fers are extremely curious, and thofe Plates of
his Muffs are incomparable. As all his Works
are done by Etching, he has fo well adapted that
Manner of Engraving to them, which makes
them fo valuable.
Soon after the Deceafe of the Earl of Arundel,
Hollar was turned adrift > and, for fome Years
afterwards, whilft he continued at Antwerp, he
work'd for feverai People, Print-fellers or Pub-
lifhers of his Works, no doubt at very low Prices,
for I don't find that at any Time he work'd for
himfelf to fell or publifh, as has been cuftomary
with Profeflbrs of that Art, when they had Sub-
e Who was there retired with his Lady, and all his Family,
and moft valuable Collection of Pictures, &c.
f In a Letter to Sir Richard Brown at Paris, returning him
Thanks for his good Offices done to him when at Antwerp
and at Paris; another Letter, dated dugufl 23, 1646, from
Padua to Mr. John Evelyn, then at Paris.
ftance
of War, made his Efcape from thence, and went
over to Antwerp to his Patron the Earl of A-
rundelc.
In this Year 1645, he began to work at Antwerp,
where he fettled, and there moftly employed his
Time in publifhing Prints from the Arundel Col-
lection ; as Diver fee Probcc, Mufca, a Book of
Leonard Da Find's of Heads, Epif. Malderus, the
Religious Men, &c. fmall whole Lengths.
Bat the Year following his Noble Patron being
advifed for his Health to go to Italy, having re-
lided at Antwerp from 164-j to. 1644.', *n h°Pes
that Air wTould be of Benefit to him, he there died
1646. at Padua. The laft Works done by Hollar from
that Nobleman's rare Colle&ions was the Book of
Shells, which containing Thirty-eight Plates, hav-
ing neither Title nor Explication, is now the mod
fcarce of any of his Works. Thofe of his In-
fers are extremely curious, and thofe Plates of
his Muffs are incomparable. As all his Works
are done by Etching, he has fo well adapted that
Manner of Engraving to them, which makes
them fo valuable.
Soon after the Deceafe of the Earl of Arundel,
Hollar was turned adrift > and, for fome Years
afterwards, whilft he continued at Antwerp, he
work'd for feverai People, Print-fellers or Pub-
lifhers of his Works, no doubt at very low Prices,
for I don't find that at any Time he work'd for
himfelf to fell or publifh, as has been cuftomary
with Profeflbrs of that Art, when they had Sub-
e Who was there retired with his Lady, and all his Family,
and moft valuable Collection of Pictures, &c.
f In a Letter to Sir Richard Brown at Paris, returning him
Thanks for his good Offices done to him when at Antwerp
and at Paris; another Letter, dated dugufl 23, 1646, from
Padua to Mr. John Evelyn, then at Paris.
ftance