Portrait of Pieter Paulus. Born 9 April 1753 in Axel, The Netherlands. Died 17 March 1796 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Etching and Engraving by Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), after Gijsbertus Johannus van den Berg (1769-1817), c. 1800. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly browned and slightly soiled. The left margin a bit uneven. Some minor creasing. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 143 x 88 mm. Pieter Paulus was Lawyer, Jurist, Politician, Fiscal prosecutor of the Admiralty of Rotterdam, Ideologue of the Dutch Patriot movement, Lawyer at the Hof van Holland, Leader of the Patriot movement, Prosecutor in the Brest Affair, Chairman of the Provisional Representatives of the People of Holland, President of the States-General, and Chairman of the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic.