Jan Visscher
Jan Visscher was a Dutch printmaker, painter, graphic artist, etcher, draftsperson and copper engraver (1636–1700). He was born at Haarlem and died at Amsterdam.
Also recorded as Slempop; Jan De Visscher; Johannes Visscher; Johannes de Visscher; Jan Visscher; Visscher le jeune.
Jan Visscher in brief
- Born
- 1636
- Died
- 1700
- Known for
- printmaker, painter, graphic artist, etcher, draftsperson and copper engraver
- Place of birth
- Haarlem
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Slempop, Jan De Visscher, Johannes Visscher, Johannes de Visscher and Jan Visscher. His recorded language was Dutch. His recorded confession was Catholic Church.
Recognition and collections
Work by Jan Visscher is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Auckland Art Gallery and Finnish National Gallery.
Catalogued works
28 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1623 to 1921.
Portrait of an old woman, held by Frans Hals Museum, inventory os 2011-18. Portait Bernardus Somer, dated 1671, held by National Museum in Warsaw, inventory Rys.Ob.d.824. The Infatuated Peasant, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BdH 12514 (PK). The Reeling Couple, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BdH 4230 (PK). The Backgammon-Players, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory OB 1619 (PK). Three peasants, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BdH 18021 (PK). Three riders at a tent, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BdH 18043 (PK). The Smokers, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BdH 18011 (PK). The Country Dance, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BdH 12513 (PK). The Duet, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BdH 18009 (PK). Smoking peasant, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory BdH 18020 (PK). Archer, dated 1650, held by Rijksmuseum, inventory RP-P-OB-77.402. Diversa Animalia Quadrupedia, dated 1700, held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, inventory 1971.033. De oudheid en schriftmatigheid van den kinderdoop onderzocht. Views of the Surroundings of Haarlem (Beschryvinge ende lof der stad Haerlem in Holland. In rijm bearbeyd: ende met veele oude ende nieuwe stucken buyten dicht uyt verscheyde kroniken, handvesten, brieven, memorien ofte geheugenissen ende diergelijke schriften verklaerd ende bevestigd), dated 1628, vellum bound book with letterpress text with engraved and etched illustrations and a woodcut printer's mark, with a set of etchings tipped in at the back, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2015.27. Portrait of Cardinal Zacharias de Mez, dated c. 1661, engraving on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1923.1022. Portrait of an Old Woman, Visscher's Mother, dated c. 1655-1690, etching on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1923.1054. Petrus Proclius, dated n.d., engraving on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1923.1055. Summer Landscape with the Child Jupiter, dated c. 1660, etching on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1920.2470. Petrus Proelius, dated c. 1661, engraving on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2023.723. Head of an Old Woman (so-called portrait of Visscher's mother), dated c. 1649-58, etching and engraving on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1923.997. Jan de Doot, a man who extracted a bladder-stone from himself. Reproduction of an engraving, after C. Visscher., dated 1921, held by Wellcome Collection. The execution of the eight surviving conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1606 in London. Etching with engraving by C.J. Visscher., held by Wellcome Collection. 'tLof vande mutse, ende van een blaeuwe scheen. [By Roemer Visscher], dated 1647, held by Wellcome Collection. The portraits of Hendrick Daniels Slatius, Willem Perty and Jan and Abraham Blancaert surrounded by scenes of their violent deaths and their burials. Engraving with etching, 1623., dated 1623, held by Wellcome Collection. Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum / [per Joh. Episcopium] ... Voor-beelden der teken-konst van verscheyde meesters., dated 1671, held by Wellcome Collection. People and animals entering Noah's ark, transposed into a 16th century Dutch landscape. Engraving by A.J. Landerseel., held by Wellcome Collection. The raising of Lazarus. Engraving after A. Bloemaert., held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 9 named public collections.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Frans Hals Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Museum in Warsaw: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rijksmuseum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vanderbilt Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rijksprentenkabinet: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 25 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 30 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Visscher, Jan or Johannes de, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Visscher, Stephen Hendrick, (born 12 Jan. 1955), Deputy Chief Executive - International, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, since 2015, Who's Who, 2014. Effective Adaptation Options to Alleviate Nuisance Flooding in Coastal Megacities—Learning From Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Earth's Future, 2024. Turbulence and mixing variability in a microtidal estuary subject to mixed semidiurnal tidal cycles, Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025. Simulating the near-field dynamic plume behavior of disposed fine sediments, Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024. Projected Responses of Tidal Dynamics in the North Sea to Sea-Level Rise and Morphological Changes in the Wadden Sea, Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021.
Digitised editions and texts
1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.
Protestantsch antwoord op den brief van Paus Pius IX aan alle Protestanten ... (1870) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
training under Michiel Carree is recorded. the recorded working language is Dutch.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are animal art and landscape.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam.
Work by Jan Visscher is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, Finnish National Gallery and National Gallery of Victoria.
Chronology
- 1636Jan Visscher born at Haarlem.
- 1671Portait Bernardus Somer (National Museum in Warsaw).
- 1700Jan Visscher died at Amsterdam.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Open Library author record for Jan Visscher (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 2.
Visscher, Jan or Johannes de, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Visscher, Stephen Hendrick, (born 12 Jan. 1955), Deputy Chief Executive - International, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, since 2015, Who's Who, 2014
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 4 articles naming Jan Visscher.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 5.
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500354750, Cornelisen, Jan Visscher.
authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute
Consult the source - 6.
Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Jan Visscher as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jan Visscher.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 8.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Jan Visscher (25 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 9.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 30 works naming Jan Visscher.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 10.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q6150317: Jan Visscher
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 11.
“Jan de Visscher”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Prints
3,401 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Jan van TroyenEngraver
- Jan VercruysseEngraver
- Jan VerkoljeEngraver
- Jan Vermeer van HaarlemEngraver
- Jan WandelaarEngraver
- Jan Wellens de CockEngraver
- Jan Willem PienemanEngraver
- Jan ZiarnkoEngraver
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