Occasional poem of Hiernoymus de Bosch, conservator of the Academie of Leiden to Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck with regard to the peace of Amiens

[Occasional poem, 1802] Hieronymi de Bosch (…) Rutgero Jano Schimmelpenninck J.U.D. (…) 2 junii 1802. z.p., z.j. 4º: 7 pp.

Name: [Occasional poem, 1802] Hieronymi de Bosch (...) Rutgero Jano Schimmelpenninck J.U.D. (...) 2 junii 1802. z.p., z.j. 4º: 7 pp.
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Full title: Hieronymi de Bosch, curatoris academiae Lugduno Batavae,carmen viro prudentissimo Rutgero Jano Schimmelpenninck J.U.D. ad pacem ambianensem Batavorum legato, confecta pace salva republica redeunti dicatum 2 junii 1802. z.p., z.j. 4º: 7 pp. Occasional poem of Hieronymus de Bosch, conservator of the Academie of Leiden to Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck with regard to the peace of Amiens (Vrede van Amiens) during the Batavian Republic. The poem is dated 2 juni 1802. Text in Latin.

Cover: Beautiful decorated paper binding with flower design.

Hieronymus de Bosch (aka Jeronimo de Bosch, 1740-1811) was a Latin poet and notable scholar from the Netherlands. He wrote several books, the most important “Anthologia Greaca”. He was a member of Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHWM) from 1776, Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde from 1780, member of Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen from 1793 and member of the Maatschappij ter bevordering van de landbouw. In 1808 Louis Bonaparte (Lodewijk Napoleon) asked him to be a member of the committee for the formation of the Koninklijk Instituut along with Martinus van Marum, Jean Henri van Swinden and Martinus Stuart. Jeronimo de Bosch is de oom van Jeronimo de Vries.

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761-1825) was raadspensionaris, council, lawyer, politician, patriot. In 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte appointed him as council pensionary of the Batavian Republic (1795-1806). From December 1800, Schimmelpenninck was sent to Amiens, to take part in the Franco-English peace negotiations as ambassador cq. advisor. After this, he returned to Paris as ambassador.

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