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A work made of etching and engraving on ivory laid paper.

Head of an Old Woman (so-called portrait of Visscher's mother)

c. 1649-58

Cornelis Visscher Dutch, c. 1629-1658

Holland

Cornelis Visscher was an etcher, draughtsman, and publisher in Haarlem, where he joined the Guild of St. Luke in 1653. This plate was largely etched by Johannes Visscher, Cornelis's brother, with engraving done by Cornelis.

Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper

Prints and Drawings