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

Prints and Drawings

c. 1649-58

Cornelis Visscher
Dutch, c. 1629-1658

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.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Cornelis Visscher
Title: Head of an Old Woman (so-called portrait of Visscher's mother)
Place: Holland (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Artist's working dates 1654–1692
Medium: Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet; trimmed: 14.1 × 8.7 cm (5 9/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Horace S. Oakley
Reference Number: 1923.997
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