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A Mother an Swathed Child Riding a Donkey, plate 4 from Four Landscapes

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

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  • A work made of engraving on paper.

Date:

c. 1649-58

Artist:

Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658)
after Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1620-1683)

About this artwork

A professional engraver and draftsman, Visscher produced almost 200 engravings-including portraits and genre scenes of his own design-in his mere twenty-nine years of life.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Cornelis Visscher

Title

A Mother an Swathed Child Riding a Donkey, plate 4 from Four Landscapes

Place

Holland (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1649–1658

Medium

Engraving on paper

Dimensions

Trimmed: 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Horace S. Oakley

Reference Number

1923.1010

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