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Abraham de Blois (Netherlandish, 1679–1720)

Andreas Both (Netherlandish, 1608–before 1649)

Nicolaus Joannis Visscher (1618–1709)

Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving

DimensionsSheet: 16.2 x 12 cm (6 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession numberB539.1

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InscriptionsIn plate, l.r.: A. de Blois sculp. In plate, c.: Visus. la Veuë. 't Gesigt. In plate, c.: Ex Formis Nicolai Visscher cum Privil. Ord. General Belu Faederati

ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 – d. 1899; Lugt 208), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 5, 1900)