Portrait of a man in his 30s, printed on satin. It is not entirely clear who is depicted here, a print bears the name 'Hieronymus Scoliers Antverpianus', but in a letter (now in the possession of the Fondation Custodia in Paris) it says that 'Simon Sovius, born in 1533, rector of the school for Latin in Amsterdam' is depicted here. Randinscription in Latin around the oval, Portrait of Hieronymus Scholiers (?) Portrait of Simon Sovius (?) Bene agere et nil timere, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), Hendrick Goltzius, Haarlem, 1583, satin, engraving, h 97 mm × w 75 mm

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