Portrait of priest Martinus van Velden, 1639, Oval portrait of priest Martinus van Velden, bust to the right. Below the portrait a cartouche with a verse of 8 lines in Dutch. On either side there are eight small scenes depicting his martyrdom: how the priest was abused and captured by Nicolaas Vermeyde on March 6, 1639 in Middelburg (near Gouda), exiled from Leiden and finally died of his wounds on April 6, 1639., print, print maker: Theodor Matham, after painting by: Pieter Fransz de Grebber, (possibly), Northern Netherlands, 1639, paper, etching, engraving, height, 281 mm × width, 367 mm

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