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The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

A work made of etching and engraving on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and engraving on paper.

Date:

c. 1649-58

Artist:

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

About this artwork

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Cornelis Visscher

Title

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

Place

Holland (Artist's nationality:)

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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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