Frans van Mieris I

Abraham Blooteling1655-90

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Title: Frans van Mieris I
Creator: Abraham Blooteling (Dutch, 1640-1690), Abraham Blooteling (Dutch, 1640-1690), Frans I van Mieris (Dutch, 1635-1681)
Date Created: 1655-90
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 22.7 x 16.7 cm (8 15/16 x 6 9/16 in.); Platemark: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance: purchased from (Colnaghi, London 12/8/25).
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1925.1223
Medium: mezzotint
State of work: ii/ii
Inscriptions: across bottom, in plate: Dus kon FRANS MIERIS hand, alleen met kool of kryt, / Op dood Fransyn, syn zelfs Gedaente 't wesen geven; / Maer wie 't Mirakel wil zien eelder Levend' Leven; / Let hoe Penseel en verw met 't leven dingt om stryd. / Indien 't Pharhasius en Leuxis mogien zien: / Sy staekten 't wedspel, streen wie d'eer krans hem zou bien. / F.v.Mieris delin. A Blooteling Fecit et exc. W.v. Heemskerk; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: no.16 / /-x.-. ; lower left, in graphite: T
Department: Prints
Culture: Netherlands, 17th century
Credit Line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Collection: PR - Mezzotint
Accession Number: 1925.1223

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