René Descartes

French 17th Century

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

The image shows a man sitting sideways on a chair with one arm resting on a table. He has long hair, a mustache, arched eyebrows, and is dressed in formal attire. The chair has turned legs and a low back, and the table is covered with a patterned cloth. The man holds a quill, with books on the table and floor, and a shelf of books behind him. A round-topped hat is on the table to the left, and the background has vertical lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 19.4 x 13.8 cm (7 5/8 x 5 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.208.39

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: C.H.Sc.; lower right in plate: ARISTOTLEs / RENATUS DESCARTES, NOBIL, GALL, PERRONI DOM, SUMMUS MATHEM, ET PHILOS.; by later hand on mount, lower right in graphite: "C.H. Sc."

Wikidata ID

Q75120771

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