The wife giving food to the poor, Dirk Volkertsz Coornhert, after Heemskerck

An image of Print Album. The wife giving food to the poor. Praise of the Virtuous Wife. Coornhert, Dirk Volkertsz, printmaker (Dutch, 1522-1590). Heemskerck, Maerten van, after (Netherlandish, 1498-1574). Bos, Cornelis, publisher (Dutch, 1506/10-c.1566). Engraving, etching, 1555. Notes: Fifth in a series of six numbered plates. Part Of: P.4290-R; Engravings by Heemskerk, Collaert, De Jode, H. Cock, Wybaut, Guerenhert, Galle. Alternative Numbers: New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 472 (Heemskerck). Kerrich; p.63-4.

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Print Album. The wife giving food to the poor. Praise of the Virtuous Wife. Coornhert, Dirk Volkertsz, printmaker (Dutch, 1522-1590). Heemskerck, Maerten van, after (Netherlandish, 1498-1574). Bos, Cornelis, publisher (Dutch, 1506/10-c.1566). Engraving, etching, 1555. Notes: Fifth in a series of six numbered plates. Part Of: P.4290-R; Engravings by Heemskerk, Collaert, De Jode, H. Cock, Wybaut, Guerenhert, Galle. Alternative Numbers: New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 472 (Heemskerck). Kerrich; p.63-4.

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Accession Number: P.4290-R-140
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