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Engraving of a bearded scholar in a robe touching a globe on a draped table, with bookshelves, a window and a framed painting behind him.

Astronomy: a scholar in his study, plotting points on a globe. Engraving by L. Garreau after J. Vermeer.

An engraving of a bearded scholar in a loose robe leaning over a draped table to touch a celestial globe on its stand. Behind him stand a bookcase, a tall window, a framed painting on the wall, and a French caption along the lower edge.

Artist
Johannes Vermeer
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3285 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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

Español: Astronomía: un erudito trazando puntos sobre un globo

Un grabado de un erudito barbado con una bata holgada, inclinado sobre una mesa cubierta con una tela para tocar un globo celeste montado en su soporte. Detrás se ven una estantería, una ventana alta, un cuadro enmarcado en la pared y una leyenda en francés en la parte inferior.

Português: Astronomia: um erudito marcando pontos em um globo

Uma gravura de um erudito barbado, com uma túnica folgada, debruçado sobre uma mesa coberta por tecido para tocar um globo celeste em seu suporte. Ao fundo aparecem uma estante de livros, uma janela alta, um quadro emoldurado na parede e uma legenda em francês na parte inferior.

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