Biography
Born
about 1530
Died
1584
Nationality
Flemish
Peter Merecinus, also known as Pieter van der Heyden, was a Flemish engraver based in Antwerp. From 1551-71 he worked for the Flemish painter and etcher, Hieronymus Cock, who also distributed prints. Merecinus’s prints are often monogrammed with the initials ‘P/AME’.