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Design for a writing specimen: To St. James of Lisbon (...)
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Design for a writing specimen: To St. James of Lisbon (...)

Jan van de Velde (I) · 1605 · pen; calligraphy; paper; ink

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Calligraphic drawing with the heading: Aen S. Jacques Olis, coopman binnen Rotterdam. Below in another letter an ornamental initial I and nine lines of text in Dutch: Ick en hebbe niet konnen naerlaten ... The text is framed by scrollwork. The drawing is part of an album.

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Credit lineOntwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: Aen S. Jaques Olis (...). 1605. Jan van de Velde (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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