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

About this artwork

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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Made 1649–1658

Medium

Engraving on ivory paper

Inscriptions

Recto: blindstamped with the collector's mark of Jan Baptist de Graaf (Amsterdam, 1742-1804; Lugt 1120) Verso: stamped with the collector's mark of Alfred Morrison (London, 1821-1897; Lugt 151)

Dimensions

Sheet; trimmed: 13.7 × 9.3 cm (5 7/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Horace S. Oakley

Reference Number

1923.998

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