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Pieter van der Heyden was from 1556 onwards one of the primary engravers of the work of Pieter
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Name variations and alternative spellings: Pieter van der
Heijden, Pieter Verheijden, Pieter Verheyden, Petrus Ameringius, Petrus a Merica, Petrus Mericinus, Petrus Miricenys, Petrus Miricinus, Petrus Miriginus, Petrus
36:(c. 1530 - after March 1572) was a Flemish printmaker who is known for his reproductive engravings after works by leading Flemish painters and designers of the 16th century.
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Pieter van der Heyden marked his prints often with PME, the initials of his
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