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5290101
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Prints / graphics
Title
FREDERIK ADRIAENSZ. WESTPHALEN.
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12,0 x 10,2
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Portrait of Frederik Adriaensz. Westphalen at the age of 72, next to him a globe. Below the portrait is a four-line verse in Dutch signed by Geeraert Brandt (1657-1683): Sursum Corda. Westphalen visited the most remarkable countries and cities in Europe, Asia and Africa at his own expense. In 1617 he visited Egypt to view the pyramids. He bought a hand and a foot of a mummy from the Arabs, which he gave to the dissection room of Leiden University. Copper engraving by Hendrik Bary (1632-1707). Signed in print. Made around 1680. Source: Rijksmuseum, 2015.

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