Before M.C. Escher created his iconic illusions, he learned from Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, a bold, visionary printmaker. And in 1944, Escher rushed to save his teacher’s work, determined for him to be remembered. #ArtUncovered . . . . 🖼️ Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, "Boy's Head," 1927, woodcut on tissue paper, Gift of Graham Nash, National Gallery of Art, DC 🖼️ Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, "Evil-speaking Little Women," 1927, etching with gray, blue and brown wash, Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection, National Gallery of Art, DC 🖼️ M. C. Escher, Poster advertising the first major exhibition of M. C. Escher's work in Britain. Dulwich Picture Gallery. 14 October 2015-17 January 2016, National Galleries of Scotland 🖼️ Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, "Grotesque imagination: six figures, in the center of the image a frontal figure with half-length hair and beard," etching, 1917, Collection: Kunstmuseum Den Haag 🖼️ Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, "Portrait of Jaap Jessurun de Mesquita...