TO THE HONORABLE

ISAAC TARGIER,

PATRON AND PRACTITIONER

OF THE LIBERAL ARTS AND

The "liberal arts" (vrye konsten) traditionally included disciplines like grammar, logic, rhetoric, music, and astronomy, which were considered essential for a refined citizen.

SCIENCES,

ARE THESE

SCENES

OF THE

EARLY CHRISTIANS,

BY THE FAMOUS ARTIST,

JAN LUIKEN, Jan Luiken (1649–1712) was a renowned Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver, famous for his moralistic and religious imagery.

ELABORATELY ENGRAVED IN COPPER,

AND

IN THE DUTCH RHYMING STYLE

The original text uses the term Nederduitschen, which at the time of publication was the standard way to refer to the Dutch language.

EXPLAINED

PIETER LANGENDYK AND CLAAS BRUIN, Pieter Langendyk and Claas Bruin were significant 18th-century Dutch poets; Langendyk is particularly remembered for his satirical plays and comedies.