Portrait of an Old Woman, Visscher's Mother
Jan Visscher
1654–1692
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 14.6 × 12.7 cm (5 3/4 × 5 in.)
- Genre
- Etching
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printingprintprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)
About
Johannes Visscher was the brother and pupil of Cornelis Visscher. An etcher, engraver, and painter, he moved to Amsterdam in 1658. He made almost 180 prints, many, like this one, after his brother. Jan Kraalinge helped produce the print.
