18×11,5cm, including margins, engraved portrait of Gottfried van Swieten (1733-1803), engraved by ‘Augusti N. Cipps Medic. Stud. delin: et sculpsit Vienna.’ Gottfried Freiherr van Swieten (29 October 1733 – 29 March 1803) was a Dutch-born Austrian diplomat, librarian, and government official who served the Holy Roman Empire during the 18th century. He was an enthusiastic […]