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naar het Oostelijke gedeelte der Indische Archipel in het jaar 1821 (levensbericht),
p. 4-98 en Bijlagen, p. 249-303; C. Pruys van der Hoeven 1858:
Mijne herinneringen aan C.G.C. Reinwardt, in: Album der Natuur, p. 312; P.J.
Veth 1884: C,G.C. Reinwardt, in: Ontdekkers en Onderzoekers, zevental levensschetsen,
p. 95-149; S. Kalff 1907: Reinwardt's Indische zending, in:
Indische Gids I, p. 133, 289; M.G. Karsten 1937, in: J. Bot. S. Africa.
XXIII, p. 18-22. Muller nr, 4414-4416; van Someren 4427-4428.
1242. REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN - 15 July 1606 Leiden - 5 Oct. 1669 Amsterdam.
1bis well-known painter also possessed a cabinet. J. Veth & S. Muller 1910:
Albrecht DUrer's niederliindische Reise II, p. 187; van Eeghen 1962, p. 150;
Dance 1966, p. 34; Oud Holland LXXXIV, 1969, p. 82, 119; Scheller 1969; Coomans
& Gleistein 1975 (Conus marmoreus, ca. 1650); Dudok van Heel 1977, p.
96 (creatures of the sea). Vander Aa XVI, p. 233-237; NNBW V, col. 577-585;
Thieme-Beeker XXIX, p. 2.59-271. (sub Rijn).
1243. RENARD, Louis died before 1745. "Savant franc;ais, agent du roi dans
les Pays Bas". Lived at Amsterdam.
Possessed a cabinet of minerals, etc. sold 1785, c£. Vosmaer 1790, Veth
1879, p. 9; Sirks 1915, p. 68; Scheffer 1939, p. 128 (agent of the King of
England). Renard was the author of "Poissons ecrevisses, etc. 1718-1719"
(published by A. Vosmaer in 1754, many years after the death of the author),
cf. B. Dean 1962, III, p. 307; for a discussion of the authorship, see Cuvier
& Valenciennes I, p. 86-87; also Ebert: Bibl. Lexicon 1821, I, p. 789.
In the first part of this work Renard seems to have made use of drawings of
Samuel Fallours, "Ziekentrooster" at Amboina. Renard himself never has been
in the Indies. Biogr. Generale XXI, col. 986; JWP IV, p. 403; V, p. 250.
1244. RENARD, Philip ("Consul Regnard") - ca. 1699 - 25 Nov. 1781. Consul
at Maastricht.
A cabinet of fossils (and minerals) was sold at Amsterdam in 1782 (Vosmaer,
1790). Sander 1783, I, p. 608 (v. 1777) says: "Der Besitzer ist der narrichste,
lacherlichste Mann den man sehen kann. Allen Leuten schlagt er es ab zu
sehen, sogar dem Kurfurst von KOln hat er es so gemacht. Monachton ist sein
alter Freund (und so) bekamen wir das einen Teil zu sehen. Eine Menge Versteinerungen
vom Pietersberg. Viele herrliche Tierkorper". Jutting 1939, p.
220, 232, 236 (Regnard); van Regteren Al tena 195 7, p. 95 (Regnaul t); Idem
1963, LII, p. 28-32.
1245. RENGERS, Hans Wil1em Baron van Aylva - 19 Sept. 1722 Leeuwarden - 16
Jan. 1752 's-Gravenhage. Lieutenant general of the cavalry, President of the
"Hoge Krijgsraad" (High Council of war), "Kamerheer" (Gentleman in waiting)
of the Princess of Orange.
He possessed a cabinet. Voet 1766, I, p. 27, 35, 45, 59, 67, 74, 100-102,
107; II, p. 19, 21, 22, 28, 46, 47, 69; Pallas 1767-1777, VIII, p. 45; IX,
p. 24, 27; Cramer 1779-1782, I, p. 15 (intr. ), 19, 26, 40, 48, 54, 55, 61,