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title: Huygens Cameo
author: KoopmanRob
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17968/huygens-cameo/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-09-28
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# Huygens Cameo
_Authored by KoopmanRob_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17968.png)
## Image Caption
A cameo depicting [Christiaan Huygens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Christiaan_Huygens/) (1629-1695), the Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Made by Jean-Jacques Clerion c. 1670. (Boerhaave Museum Leiden, Netherlands)
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christiaan_Huygens_by_Jaques_Clerion.jpg) by [**KoopmanRob**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christiaan_Huygens_by_Jaques_Clerion.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 September 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.