Gunst, Pieter van (1658-1731) and Eyk, Abraham van der (1684-1726) after Holbein, Hans II (1497-1543)
DESIDERIO ERASMO ROTTERODAMO. (Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam)
Half length portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam in elaborated oval frame with caduceus and shield with Medusa's head. Inscription on plynth below:' DESIDERIO ERASMO / ROTTERODAMO. / Effigiem Desiderii qui cernis Erasmi, / Humano quiddam grandius ore vides. / Perlege Scriptoris divina volumina magni, / Coelesti dices scripta fuisse manu. / Doctrinam, eloquium, pietatem, singula spirat / Pagina: nec quicquam tersius esse potest. / Ardua qui studiis, et seria, junxit amoenis, / Utile qui dulci miscuit; ille fuit / Editus ad Mosam, Rheni delatus ad amnem, / Praeposuit patriae te, Basilea, suae. / Terra Virum repetit post mortem Belgica; jamque / Nascitur in Batavo rursus, ut ante, solo. / Petrus Francius'. In 'Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami Opera omnia emendatiora et auctiora ... in decem tomos distincta.' Leiden: Pieter van der Aa 1703. l Engraving on paper with margins; platemark: 413 x 301 mm; total: 453 x 335 mm; few tiny holes, some dirt on the left margin. W 20; M 1493. PP02E (Erasmus)

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