Vijf portretten in medaillon: Prof. Wessel Albertus van Hengel, Prof. Herman Johan Royaards, Prof. Abraham (I) des Amorie van der Hoeven, Prof. Gerrit Jacob Hesselink en Ds. Johan Wilhelm Statius Muller 1864 - 1869

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"Vijf portretten in medaillon: Prof. Wessel Albertus van Hengel, Prof. Herman Johan Royaards, Prof. Abraham (I) des Amorie van der Hoeven, Prof. Gerrit Jacob Hesselink en Ds. Johan Wilhelm Statius Muller" (1864-1869) is an engraving by Dutch artist Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter (1811-1886), currently housed in the Rijksmuseum. The work features five portraits arranged in a symmetrical composition within ornate frames. The portraits are likely of prominent figures from the artist's time, captured in a formal and dignified manner. This group portrait, with its meticulous detail and decorative elements, exemplifies the tradition of portraiture in 19th-century Netherlands.