PETRUS BURMANNUS Ultraj. I.U.D. Humanitatis studiorum Professor, SIREN. LATINA. DOSQVE. RARA. SAECVLI. SVI. STATORQVE. LITERARVM. ILLE. VNICVS. BVRMANNVS. HIC. EST. GRANDE. DOCTORVM. DECVS. CVI. PALLAS. IPSA. SEDEM. IN. ORCHESTRA. DEDIT. 

• Hieronymus van der Mij 

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  Jacob Houbraken
• Copper engraving 
• Print signature 
• Samuel Luchtmans 

Portrait bust to the left of Petrus Burman (1668-1741), in an oval with an architectural frame, consisting of two pilasters supporting an arch, above the portrait a keystone, below the portrait a pedestal with inscription. Burman was Professor of History, Rhetoric and Politics in Utrecht and Leiden. He has a large number of works to his credit and participated fully in the literary discussions of his time. Copper engraving by Jacob Houbraken (1698-1780), after the painting by Hieronymus van der Mij (1686-1761). Published in Leiden by Samuel Luchtmans, ca.1727. Signed in print. Source: National Office for Art History Documentation, 2015.

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