Engraver from the Northern Netherlands (1629-1658)

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Willem de Rijck. Line engraving by C. de Visscher, 1655.

Saint Luke, writing his gospel. Engraving after C. Visscher.

A couple sitting at a table: the man holds a glass in one hand, with the other he holds the woman's hand which is resting on the table with a pipe. Etching by C. Visscher after A. van Ostade.

A stable on fire at night: a man leads two horses past a lamenting couple and a dead man. Etching with engraving by C. Visscher after P. van Laer.

Saint Martin of Tours. Engraving by Cornelis Visscher after P.C. Soutman, 1650.

The Virgin Mary presenting Saint Francis of Assisi with the infant Christ. Engraving by C. Visscher after P.P. Rubens, 16--.

Desiderius Erasmus. Oil painting after C.J. Visscher.

A surgeon treating the foot of a male patient. Etching by C. Visscher after A. Brouwer.

Saint Willibrord. Engraving by C. de Visscher, 1650, after P. Soutman.

A family gather indoors round a large open fireplace talking and smoking. Engraving by C. de Visscher after A. van Ostade, c. 1656.

The last judgment. Engraving by C. de Visscher after P.P. Rubens.

A rat-catcher in Haarlem with a rat running along his cape holds out rat poison in his right hand; to the right a boy assistant carries a cage on a long stick with rats in and hanging off it. Etching by C. Visscher after himself.

A rat-catcher in Haarlem with a rat running across his cape, holds out rat poison in his left hand; to the left a boy assistant carries a cage on a long stick with rats in it and hanging off it. Engraving after C. Visscher.

Jan de Doot, a man who extracted a bladder-stone from himself. Reproduction of an engraving, after C. Visscher.

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Saint Martin of Tours. Engraving by Cornelis Visscher after P.C. Soutman, 1650.

A rat-catcher in Haarlem with a rat running across his cape, holds out rat poison in his left hand; to the left a boy assistant carries a cage on a long stick with rats in it and hanging off it. Engraving after C. Visscher.

A stable on fire at night: a man leads two horses past a lamenting couple and a dead man. Etching with engraving by C. Visscher after P. van Laer.

Saint Luke, writing his gospel. Engraving after C. Visscher.

Jan de Doot, a man who extracted a bladder-stone from himself. Reproduction of an engraving, after C. Visscher.

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