An inscription on the reverse identifies the sitter

Everard Scheidius, son of Johan Philipp Scheidius and Sophia van Maanen, was born in Arnhem on 24 December 1742. He became a professor in theology and Eastern languages in Harderwijk (1765-93) and Leyden (1793-94). In 1766 he married Anna Maria Peiffers in Harderwijk. Everard Scheidius died on 27 April 1794 in Leyden

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