# Portrait of Constantijn Huygens

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PONTIUS, Paulus](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pontius-paulus-rf851873f1fdfd1>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Engraving, 273 x 175 mm

## Commentary

Paulus Pontius engraved Anthony van Dyck most evocative known image of Constantijn Huygens \(1596-1687\), the Dutch poet and composer, secretary to two Princes, and the father of the scientist Christiaan Huygens.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of Nicolaas Rockox](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pontius-paulus-rf851873f1fdfd1/portrait-of-nicolaas-rockox-r9da8f545ebd951>)
- [Self-Portrait by Rubens](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pontius-paulus-rf851873f1fdfd1/self-portrait-by-rubens-r1e5e64fa9cdec9>)

## Attribution

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