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Portrait of Gerard van Swieten
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Portrait of Gerard van Swieten

Johann Wilhelm Meil (der Jüngere) · 1756 · etching; paper

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

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Print after a medal with on the reverse Apollo sitting under a laurel tree with an open book in his hand. In his other hand the caduceus of Aesculapius. Next to him lies his lyre. Next to him stands on one side a pot with an aloe plant and a ficus indica, on the other side a chemical distillation apparatus.

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printGerard van Swietenhistorical persons
Credit linePortret van Gerard van Swieten. 1756. Johann Wilhelm Meil (der Jüngere). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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