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Frans Huys (1522–1562) 

• Was a Southern Netherlandish engraver and draftsman.
• A document from 1546 shows that he was master of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.
• He worked for the Antwerp publishers Hieronymus Cock , Hans Liefrinck I, who was his brother-in-law, and Bartholomeus de Momper.
• Together with his brother Pieter Huys he also worked for Christoffel Plantin . 
• His earliest dated work dates from 1555.
• His work consisted solely of etchings, and he only reproduced the work of other artists.
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