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Portrait of Christophorus Saxius
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Portrait of Christophorus Saxius

Pieter Hendrik Jonxis · 1790 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Portrait of the professor Christophorus Saxius, half-length. He wears a toga and leans with his right arm on a stone with an inscription in Latin. In the margin the coat of arms of the sitter and a ten-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin. And an eight-line poem in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Christophorus Saxius. 1790. Pieter Hendrik Jonxis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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