Jewish Man and Woman from Frankfurt

Caspar Luyken

1703

Print of man in cloak, hat, lace collar, and high boots, and woman dressed in cloak, winged bonnet, ruff collar, full skirt, and bodice, holding a large purse, with city landscape in the background.
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Caspar Luyken

1672–1708

Caspar Luyken was a Dutch printmaker, known for his etchings, who learned the craft of book illustration from his father, Jan. Both of them worked mostly in Amsterdam. Between 1699 and 1705, Caspar worked in Nuremberg, Germany, where he collaborated with German print publisher and art dealer Christoph Weigel on the production of illustrated books.

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