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

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Status

Currently Off View

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:)

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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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