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Portrait of Johannes Rosa

Maker

(engraver)
1630-1708

Title

Portrait of Johannes Rosa

Date of Production

17th century

Medium

engraving

Dimensions

Height: 21.2 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.

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