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Georg Fennitzer

Conrad Hertz, Stiffter

n.d.
Mezzotint on ivory paper
17.2 × 11.8 cm (6.8 × 4.6 in)

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Georg Fennitzer and his brother Michael were among the first mezzotint artists in Nuremberg towards the end of the seventeenth century. This German etcher is known to have produced about 240 portraits.

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