The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

Prints and Drawings

c. 1649-58

Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658)
after Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)

A professional engraver and drafstman, Cornelis Visscher made almost two hundred engravings in his short life, both from his own design and after other artists, as in this example.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Cornelis Visscher
Title: The Hurdy-Gurdy Player
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 1648–1658
Medium: Etching and engraving on paper
Dimensions: 38 × 32.2 cm (15 × 12 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Horace S. Oakley
Reference Number: 1923.1001
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