Portrait of an Old Woman, Visscher's Mother (c. 1655-1690): Artwork and History

Portrait of an Old Woman, Visscher's Mother (c. 1655-1690) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Jan Visscher (Dutch, 1634-1692) after Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658) Jan Kraalinge (Dutch, active 17th century).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Portrait of an Old Woman, Visscher's Mother
• Date: c. 1655-1690
• Artist attribution: Jan Visscher (Dutch, 1634-1692) after Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658) Jan Kraalinge (Dutch, active 17th century)
• Place of origin: Holland
• Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
• Dimensions: 14.6 × 12.7 cm (5 3/4 × 5 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1923.1054

Collection credit

Gift of Horace S. Oakley

View the original

Explore the artwork in the Art Institute's collection, including its image and the museum's current catalogue details.

The description above is credited to the Art Institute of Chicago and reused under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0; HTML formatting has been converted to plain text. Other catalogue metadata and the public-domain image are provided under CC0 1.0.