Before M.C. Escher created his iconic illusions, he learned from Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita—a bold, visionary printmaker. Then in 1944, Escher rushed to save his teacher’s work, determined the world would remember him. #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 Mesq...