Lambert Visscher (1633,

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– after 1690,

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), was a

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printmaker.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was the brother of Jan and

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who became a renowned engraver and travelled to Italy, where he died.Lambert in Johan Visscher Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

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, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature According to the RKD he was active in Amsterdam from 1666 to 1673. In 1673 he travelled to Italy, where he died after 1690, perhaps in Florence or Rome.Lambert Visscher
in the

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Visscher, Lambert 1633 births 1690s deaths Dutch Golden Age printmakers Artists from Haarlem Dutch expatriates in Italy