Anonymous, Netherlandish, 17th century
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 17th century, is a reminder that much of the period's printed imagery survives without a named maker. The single sheet held here is an etching in its only state, depicting the grotesque heads that circulated widely as ornamental and satirical motifs in the Dutch and Flemish print world. Later impressions of the plate are represented as well, so the archive documents how such anonymous designs continued to be printed beyond their original moment. The example title, Two Grotesque Heads, points to the comic and decorative register in which this unidentified printmaker worked.
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