Goldweigher, 17th century

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Goldweigher, 17th century

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This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Chemical Heritage Foundation of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. Goldweigher. 17th-century artwork of a goldweigher, with a balance and accounts book, handing a bag of weighed gold to a kneeling assistant. This etching is by the Irish engraver William Baillie (1723-1792). It is based on a 1639 etching by the Dutch artist Rembrandt (1606-1669), in which he depicted Jan Uytenbogaert (1608-1680), Holland's Receiver-General (chief tax collector). The caption for this engraving (not shown) reads 'Scilicet improbae crescunt divitiae'. This Latin quote on the inevitability and immorality of the growth of wealth is from the Odes of the 1st-century BC Roman poet Horace.

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March 6th, 2014

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