Willem Verschuring (September 25, 1660,

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– March 11, 1726,

), was a

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Painter, Mezzotinter and a

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. He was born to Hendrik Verschuring an
Aertgen van der Ham

Biography

He learned to paint from his father, Hendrik Verschuring, and later became a pupil of

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