Inscription in an album produced by Johannes van Spaan for Willem Bilderdijk, dated 26 October 1781

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CMV34138

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LTK 1615, ‘[Albuminscriptie van Johannes van Spaan (1724-1789), predikant, voor Willem Bilderdijk (1756-1831), letterkundige en geleerde]’

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Inscription in an album produced by Johannes van Spaan for Willem Bilderdijk, dated 26 October 1781

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An inscription in an album produced by the preacher Johannes van Spaan (1724-1789) for Willem Bilderdijk, a scholar and man of letters, produced in The Hague on 26 October 1781. The inscription is written in Bilderdijk’s hand.

Detailed Summary:

The inscription is a quote from Voltaire and reads: ‘Qui depuis…! Mais alors il etait vertueux. Voltaire.’ The quotation is taken from La Henriade (Chant 8).

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1 f.

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26 October 1781

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024