Draughtsman, engraver, printmaker, publisher (1587-1652)

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Etching after Lucas van Leyden, 1523.

The execution of the eight surviving conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1606 in London. Etching with engraving by C.J. Visscher.

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Claes Janszoon Visscher II

Images from the collections

Images by Claes Janszoon Visscher II

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Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Etching after Lucas van Leyden, 1523.

The execution of the eight surviving conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1606 in London. Etching with engraving by C.J. Visscher.