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Christoffel Jegher, artist
Flemish, 1596 - 1652
Bust of a Bearded Man (Doge Giovanni Cornaro), 16th - 17th century
Chiaroscuro woodcut
28.3 x 20.7 cm (image)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts 1963.30.1437

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after, Peter Paul Rubens

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Artist Biography: Worked for Peter Paul Rubens as an engraver on wood. Many important compositions, produced under the eye of his master, are executed with a great virtuosity and give the illusion of being drawn with the pen. He also reproduced the designs of F. Franck and other masters.~~Other dates:~1596-1652/3 (Getty)~1578/90-1652 (Benezit)~~Reference: Hollstein, vol. IX, pp.181 ff.~LeBlanc, Ch.: Manuel de l*amateur d*estampes ( Paris: …mile Bouillon, 1854-1858), vol. 2, pp. 427 ff.~~