Caption
On the Professorial Warrior, Patriot preacher Johan Jacob le Sage ten Broek, 1785, print, Representation in honor of the Rotterdam patriot preacher and professor Johan Jacob le Sage ten Broek, ca. 1785. Ten Broek is depicted on one half as a member of a volunteer corps in uniform with a rifle, and on the other half as a preacher with a Bible in his hand. Beside him is a lance with a liberty cap. On the ground is an open Bible on the book of Nehemiah. On the sheet below the image are two four-line verses. Accompanying the print is a text sheet with additional verses., printmaker, writer (clerical worker), Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, engraving and letterpress printing, height 385 mm x width 252 mm, Person, Johan Jacob le Sage ten Broek, warfare, military affairs (citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia), functionaries and dignitaries, Protestant churches, the book of Nehemiah (2 Ezra), Patriot Era (1780-1795), establishment of military training societies (1783-1786), Rotterdam, Period, An engraved image of a standing man shown from head to toe wearing a long dark coat over light breeches, a sash across his chest, a tricorn-style hat with decorative folds, and wigs at his temples; he holds an open book in one hand and a long staff or pole in the other, and a wide-brimmed hat is depicted on a tall pole beside him; at his feet there is a triangular object and a slanted open book propped against it, and the background shows a simple landscape with low foliage and horizontal ground texture, all enclosed within a rectangular border.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A95_425
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