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Dirck Volckertz. Coornhert
The First Excuse: the Man who Bought a Piece of Land1559

Not on view
Engraving of two bearded men in period dress facing each other at a stone archway, with a rural landscape receding into the distance behind them; Latin inscription along the bottom edge
Artist or Maker
Dirck Volckertz. Coornhert
Title
The First Excuse: the Man who Bought a Piece of Land
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1559
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 11 5/8 in. (25.4 × 29.53 cm) Image: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.64 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms
Accession Number
M.82.120.1b
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.