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).