Dit is VONDEL met zijn rol; / Apelles trof Apol.

Beschrijving

Portrait of Joost van den Vondel with a roll of paper in his hands, probably a reference to his writings. Signed on the bottom left:’J. Lievens pinx.’ and on the right:’A. Besseling f. 1753′; lettered on the bottom:’Dit is VONDEL met zijn rol; / Apelles trof Apol./ H. en J. Besseling exc.’