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Portrait of Petrus Wittewrongel, Amsterdam theologian

Maker

Harmen de Mayer (artist)
ca. 1624-after 1701 (Life dates)

Harmen de Mayer (engraver)
ca. 1624-after 1701 (Life dates)

Johannes Tangena (publisher)
active 1683-1699 (Life dates)

Title

Portrait of Petrus Wittewrongel, Amsterdam theologian

Date of Production

1683 - 1691

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 21.1 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.1865

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords









Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : within image & upper left & recto : : Aetati 41 Ao. 1650 //

Inscription: inscription : printed : within image & lower right & recto : printed on book : AEN DE HEBREEN. CAP. XI. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin & recto : : PETRVS WITTEWRONGEL THEOLOGVS ECCLESIASTES AMSTELREDAMENSIS / Dit's 't aanschÿn dat de bööze werelt gatt braveeren. / En met zÿn wenk, en wöördt, de Christenkerk zegheeren. / Dien geest, die in de dueghot, en wetensehar munt uit. / Wiens klock vernufft, den zin des Ghrööten ZACHARIAS, / En't onnaspuerelÿ Gheheym van den MESTAS / Vitrinden kan (partially effaced) in 't boek van 't Ghoddelük befluit. / Des. als hydan zÿn Honighzoette tong laat höören, / Zo'wert de werest Tong, en Christus kerk herböören. / Maar d'affgrondt zwÿmt van anxt en babel gheeft den gheeft. / Ziet, zöböurvdt hy Ghodts kerk in veelkerhando tallen. / Dus mach de konft, natuur, en tÿdt op hem obel praalen; / 't Zÿ öffe hy hier, öff voor Ghhodtstroon, zÿn lessen leest. / T. (J?) Tangena Excudit / H. Mayer fecit / H.F. Waterlöös //

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