Portrait of Joseph Solomon Delmedigo
Willem Jacobsz
1628
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This engraving by Willem Jacobsz Delff is based on an earlier portrait of scholar Joseph Solomon Delmedigo by Willem Cornelisz Duyster.
Credits
Willem Jacobsz, Delff, Portret van filosoof en geneesheer Joseph del Medico, 1628. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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