The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Portrait of Stefano della Bella

1649

Wenceslaus Hollar

(Bohemian, 1607–1677)
Bohemia, 17th century
etching
Gift of Clara S. Kraus in memory of her mother, Mrs. Rosa Kraus 1947.137
Location: Not on view
  • Baron Anselm von Rothschild, Vienna, 1873; Baron Albert von Rothschild, Vienna, 1909; Baron Alphonse von Rothschild, Vienna (see note); [Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York]. Note: During World War II, when it belong to Baron Alphonse von Rothschild, this painting, along with many others, was confiscated by the Germans, stored in an Austrian salt mine, ultimately destined for the Gemaldegalerie, Vienna. After the war it was returned to Baron von Rothschild (see Francis, 1948, pp. 163-64). Purchase from the J.H. Wade Fund, 1948.
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