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Miniature Portrait of Hugo de Groot by Clemens Nachtegaal

Miniature Portrait of Hugo de Groot

Clemens Nachtegaal

1600 - 1650

Indian ink on ivory

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A miniature oval portrait depicts a man with curly hair, a mustache, and a beard, wearing a ruffled collar and dark clothing. The artwork is rendered in black ink on a light-colored material. inscription: ‘Portrait of Hugo / GROTIUS. / 1585 - 1645. / The greatest of / Jurisconsultrs.’

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ruffled collar centered symmetry oval composition frontal view portrait man miniature monochromatic gray ivory white formal

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