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an eminent Dutch engraver, was born at Leeuwarden, in Friesland, about 1580. He is regarded as the first who brought etching to perfection. The following are some of his principal works: The Descent of the Holy Ghost; The Assumption of the Virgin; The Virgin Suckling the Infant. See Biog. Universelle, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.