Portrait of Johannes Rosa
Maker
(engraver)
1630-1708
1630-1708
Title
Portrait of Johannes Rosa
Date of Production
17th century
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
Height: 21.2 cm
Width: 14.4 cm
Width: 14.4 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.3412
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: Recto: lower centre, Latin verse: Ut redeunte Aurora die: prefulgida sacris / Hec ROSA fic rostris conspicienda fuit. / Sol sine nube bonis, & amica gementibus aura: / sed reprobis lingua fulmen & imber erat. / Mens coelo matura, citis se passibus infert / in Patriam. Nunc Te vah! tua terra caret. / Beate memorie Pientissimi quondam Theologi, hoc sine palpo / Elogium sacru vol. Sigismund us à Birken S. Coes Maj. Com. Pal.
Recto: lower left, engraver: JSandrart Sculpsit.
Inscription: Recto: centre, encircling portrait : VIR PLUR REVEREND AC PRAECLARISSIM DN IOHANNES ROSA, VERBI DIVINIMINISTER, NECNON ILLUSTR. CONSISTORII ASSESSOR BYRTUTHI.
Inscription: Recto: upper left, upper right: SYMB. Revela DNO vias tuas, et Spera in eum, et ipse faciet Ps. 37.5.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, lower right, birth and death dates of sitter: Nat. Wonsidelij / 31. Marty 1615. / Denat. Byruthi, / 6. Febr. 1670.
Recto: lower left, engraver: JSandrart Sculpsit.
Inscription: Recto: centre, encircling portrait : VIR PLUR REVEREND AC PRAECLARISSIM DN IOHANNES ROSA, VERBI DIVINIMINISTER, NECNON ILLUSTR. CONSISTORII ASSESSOR BYRTUTHI.
Inscription: Recto: upper left, upper right: SYMB. Revela DNO vias tuas, et Spera in eum, et ipse faciet Ps. 37.5.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, lower right, birth and death dates of sitter: Nat. Wonsidelij / 31. Marty 1615. / Denat. Byruthi, / 6. Febr. 1670.
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