Bust of the Dordrecht preacher Balthasar Lydius. He is wearing a cloak(?) with a pleated collar. Behind him is a bookcase, partially covered by a curtain. Below the portrait a two-line text with the name, function and date of birth and death of the person portrayed. Below that, a four-line poem by Jacob Cats, Portrait of Balthasar Lydius, print maker: Godfried Schalcken, (mentioned on object), Jacob Cats (1577-1660), (mentioned on object), Dordrecht, (possibly), 1656 - 1706, paper, etching, h 206 mm × w 160 mm

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