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Engraved book frontispiece: oval portrait of a man in a dark cape within a zodiac ring, above a landscape with a shield-bearing figure, volcano and ruins.

Culpeper's English physician; and complete herbal. To which are now first added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult properties, physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind ... Beautified and enriched with engravings of upwards of four hundred and fifty different plants, and a set of anatomical figures / Illustrated with notes and observations, critical and explanatory ... By E. Sibly.

An engraved frontispiece showing an oval portrait of a long-haired man in a dark cape, framed by a ring of zodiac signs and twisted vine borders. Below, a landscape with a classical figure holding a shield, a volcano, ruins, and rows of plants.

Artist
Nicholas Culpeper
Date
1789
Medium
Herbals
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3162 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1789.
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: Frontispicio del Culpeper's English Physician and Complete Herbal (1789)

Un frontispicio grabado que muestra un retrato ovalado de un hombre de cabello largo y capa oscura, enmarcado por un anillo de signos del zodiaco y bordes de enredaderas trenzadas. Abajo, un paisaje con una figura clásica que sostiene un escudo, un volcán, ruinas y filas de plantas.

Português: Frontispício do Culpeper's English Physician and Complete Herbal (1789)

Um frontispício gravado que mostra um retrato oval de um homem de cabelo comprido e capa escura, emoldurado por um anel de signos do zodíaco e bordas de videiras entrelaçadas. Embaixo, uma paisagem com uma figura clássica segurando um escudo, um vulcão, ruínas e fileiras de plantas.