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Engraving of a kneeling turbaned man facing a glowing circular dial, with an armored figure holding a banner and sword behind him and a lit scroll at lower right.

A man looking at a magic dial. Engraving by C. Rolls after D. Maclise.

A dramatic engraving shows a turbaned man kneeling in the foreground, gazing at a glowing circular dial with inscriptions on the right. Behind him stands an armored figure holding a tattered banner and a drawn sword, while a faint face appears in a Gothic arch above, and a lamp lights an unrolled scroll at lower right.

Artist
Daniel Maclise
Date
1838
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3054 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1838.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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