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Cornelis Visscher

Also known as: Cornelis Visscher; primary name: Visscher, Cornelis; other name: Vischer, Cornelis
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; printmaker; Dutch; Male
Life dates: 1628/9-1658
Biography: Leading line-engraver and publisher. Born in Haarlem. In 1653 he became a member of the guild of St Luke in Haarlem. 1649-1650 collaborator of Pieter Soutman (q.v.). Around 1655 probably in Amsterdam. Brother of Johannes and Lambert Visscher (qq.v.).
Bibliography: Hollstein (by Christiaan Schuckman, 188 nos) (supersedes earlier catalogues by Wussin in 1865, by W.A.Smith in 1864, and by Dutuit in 1885)

472 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1043 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousFormerly attributed to:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1658

drawing

Museum number: 1869,0612.296 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1662

drawing

Museum number: 1855,0714.58 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1657

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1345 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 After:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1657-1662

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1347 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1662

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1343 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1649

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1042 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousFormerly attributed to:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1658

drawing

Museum number: 1847,0326.18 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1662

drawing

Museum number: Oo,10.143 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1662

drawing

Museum number: 1836,0811.812 |
Producer name: Formerly attributed to:Leendert van der CooghenFormerly attributed to:Cornelis Bega |
Production date: 1653-1654

drawing

Museum number: 1847,1113.1 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1662

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0710.1 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1649

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1041 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1662

drawing

Museum number: Gg,1.490 |
Producer name: After:Anthony van DyckAttributed to:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1645-1658

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1344 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1662

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1346 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1652

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.203 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Drawn by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1644-1662

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.256 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 After:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1657

print

Museum number: 2019,7015.705 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 After:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1657

print

Museum number: 1851,0417.4 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650

print

Title: Helena Leonora de Sieveri |
Museum number: R,1b.26 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1650

print; book-illustration

Title: Jaqueline, XXV (Comtesse) de Holl. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.2389 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jean Jacques FlipartAfter:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1757-1770 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Helena Leonora de Sieveri |
Museum number: 1839,0413.299 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1650

print

Title: Carolus I ... Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.366 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Philippus I[mus] intrepedi Burgundiæ ... Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.365 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: S. Marcus The four Evangelists |
Museum number: 1839,0413.166 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Parlament haer testement |
Museum number: 1948,0315.5.65 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Casper Casteleyn |
Production date: 1653-1658 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.298 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1649 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Saints of the North and South Netherlands |
Museum number: 1839,0413.174 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.269 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Clement de Jonghe |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: Saints of the North and South Netherlands |
Museum number: 1839,0413.180 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Wandalus Peplus sive Gothorum, Hervlorum ... Edente Petro S |
Museum number: 1839,0413.249 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Saints of the North and South Netherlands |
Museum number: 1839,0413.184 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Saints of the North and South Netherlands |
Museum number: 1839,0413.178 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Theodericus VI ... Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.347 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Philippus II .. Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.371 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Florentius II ... Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.346 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.316 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Adriaen Brouwer |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: Oblong Landscapes after Nicolaes Berchem |
Museum number: 1839,0413.229 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Nicolaes Berchem |
Production date: 1655 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: Saints of the North and South Netherlands |
Museum number: 1839,0413.181 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Saints of the North and South Netherlands |
Museum number: 1839,0413.185 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Augusta Margareta ... Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.359 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Franciscus Valdesius, Hispani Dux exercitus Quatour personae ... directore P. Soutmanno Harlem |
Museum number: 1839,0413.317 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1649 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.268 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Museum number: R,7.83 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: Henrietta Catharina a Nassau ... Fredericus Henricus illustrissimus Orangiae Prince |
Museum number: 1917,1208.3549 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Gerard van Honthorst |
Production date: 1649 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Saints of the North and South Netherlands |
Museum number: 1854,0513.210 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Florentius III ... Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.348 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Oblong Landscapes after Nicolaes Berchem |
Museum number: 1839,0413.230 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Nicolaes Berchem |
Production date: 1655 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.255 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Claes Jansz. Visscher |
Production date: 1657 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Museum number: 1874,0613.840 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Frederick de Wit |
Production date: 1655 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Museum number: 1917,1208.3508 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Gerard van Honthorst |
Production date: 1647 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Theodericus, comitis Walgeri ... Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.336 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print; title-page

Title: Saints of the North and South Netherlands |
Museum number: 1863,0808.78 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print; title-page

Title: Arctica |
Museum number: 1848,1125.51 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Formerly attributed to:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650-1700

print; title-page

Title: Principes Hollandiæ, Zelandiæ, et Frisiæ ... |
Museum number: 1839,0413.335 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherPublished by:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.164 |
Producer name: After:Peter Paul RubensPrint made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1649-1650

print

Title: t' Gehoor De vyf sinnen |
Museum number: Sheepshanks.1001 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis SaftlevenPublished by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1645

print

Title: La Folie |
Museum number: 1871,0812.1552 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pierre AvelineAfter:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1737 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Parlament haer testement |
Museum number: 1886,0111.98 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Casper Casteleyn |
Production date: 1653-1658 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Museum number: 1879,0510.432 |
Producer name: BIOG32882 Print made by:Johannes Christiaan Janson |
Production date: 1778-1823

print

Museum number: 1842,0806.156 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Adriaen van Ostade |
Production date: 1640-1660

print

Museum number: 1868,0822.882 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Adriaen van Ostade |
Production date: 1640-1660

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.188 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Adriaen van Ostade |
Production date: 1640-1660

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.204 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Adriaen van Ostade |
Production date: 1650-1660 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: The Ratcatcher |
Museum number: 1935,0522.2.38 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard HoustonAfter:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1768-1772 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Christina Gustavi magni filia |
Museum number: 2004,U.35 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Gerard van Honthorst |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Published in:Haarlem

print

Title: Cabinet Reynst Variarum imaginum a celeberrimis artificibus picta |
Museum number: 1981,U.310 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Jacopo Bassano |
Production date: 1655-1658

print

Museum number: 1917,1208.3636 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1657

print

Museum number: 1876,1014.240 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacob HoubrakenAfter:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1774

print

Title: Petrus Scriverius |
Museum number: 1877,1013.2847 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacob HoubrakenAfter:Pieter Soutman |
Production date: 1713-1780

print

Title: Cabinet Reynst Variarum imaginum a celeberrimis artificibus pict |
Museum number: 1839,0413.195 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter van Laer |
Production date: 1655-1658

print

Title: Parlament haer Testement |
Museum number: 1977,1001.44 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Casper Casteleyn |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.243 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650

print

Museum number: 1843,0513.290 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1649

print

Museum number: 1868,0822.879 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1655

print

Title: Cabinet Reynst Variarum imaginum a celeberrimis artificibus picta |
Museum number: 1945,0130.2.22 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Jacopo Bassano |
Production date: 1655-1658

print

Title: Den wel eervaren Gvilliam de Ryck, Ooge Meester tot Amsterdam |
Museum number: 1844,0625.42 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1655

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.290 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jan BrouwerAfter:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.212 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Adriaen Brouwer |
Production date: 1650-1660

print

Title: Martinus Lutherus Islebius Theologus Vixit An. LXIII Obiit Iselbii Anno 1546 Febr. 18 |
Museum number: 1877,0210.374 |
Producer name: Print made by:François StuerheltPublished by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1640-1652

print

Title: Ioannes Calvinus natus Novoduni Picardorum |
Museum number: 1928,0313.361 |
Producer name: Print made by:François StuerheltPublished by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1643-1652

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.310 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650

print

Title: Louis van Boisot, Admiraal van Zeeland |
Museum number: 1869,0612.19 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacob HoubrakenAfter:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1730-1765

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.169 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1650

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.315 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650

print

Museum number: 1852,1211.36 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.376 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes Adriaansz BemmeAfter:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1800

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.276 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1658

print

Title: Henderukus du Booys |
Museum number: 1872,1012.3936 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1655

print

Title: Helena Leonora de Sieveri |
Museum number: R,1a.52 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1682

print

Museum number: 1855,0609.1804 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1655

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.189 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1655

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.308 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1653

print

Museum number: 1839,0413.242 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Juriaen Ovens |
Production date: 1654

print

Title: Helena Leonora de Sieveri |
Museum number: 1839,0413.300 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1650

print

Museum number: D,8.121 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1650

print

Title: Ioannes Calvinus natus Novoduni Picardorum |
Museum number: O,3.188 |
Producer name: Print made by:François StuerheltPublished by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1643-1652

print

Title: Cabinet Reynst Variarum imaginum a celeberrimis artificibus picta |
Museum number: 1945,0130.2.28 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cornelis VisscherAfter:Pieter van Laer |
Production date: 1655-1658

print

Museum number: 1871,0812.4160 |
Producer name: BIOG49874 Print made by:Cornelis Visscher |
Production date: 1654

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