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...previously came to light, which art connoisseurs original: "Konstverstandigen", should they care to take the trouble, can compare against G. ARNOLD'S True Portrait of the First Christians Referring to Gottfried Arnold’s Wahre Abbildung der Ersten Christen (1696), a highly influential work on the life of early believers..

The spiritual vitality of these scenes original: "Tafereelen" inspired the moral poet, CLAAS BRUIN, to adorn this work by placing a six-line caption beneath every print; while the poet PIETER LANGENDYK A famous Dutch playwright and poet of the era., having already begun to set it into more extensive verse, was encouraged to complete his task more quickly, which has now been done; all the scenes facing the prints have flowed from his pen.

In the expectation that this artistic work will please, we wish the reader all happiness and prosperity.