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Opus Elegantissimum

ca. 1690
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Opus Elegantissimum
  • Artist: Gerard de Lairesse (Dutch, Liège 1641–1711 Amsterdam)
  • Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher II (Dutch, 1649–1702)
  • Engraver: Abraham de Blois (active 1679-1720)
  • Engraver: Abraham Blooteling (Dutch, 1640–1690)
  • Engraver: Jacob Gole (Dutch, 1660–?1737)
  • Published in: Amsterdam
  • Date: ca. 1690
  • Medium: Book containing 116 etchings and mezzotints with modern red buckram binding
  • Dimensions: Overall: 20 3/8 x 15 1/4 x 1 5/16 in. (51.8 x 38.7 x 3.4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
  • Object Number: 2018.839.112 (1–116)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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