Engraved oval portrait of a bearded helmeted warrior within ornate scrollwork and a cartouche reading Hector Troianus.

Hector of Troy, from The Nine Worthies

An engraving in black ink on cream paper shows a bearded, helmeted warrior in an oval medallion, his hand raised near his chest. Dense scrolling ornament, grotesque figures and a cartouche labeled "Hector Troianus" frame the portrait, with a lettered inscription and page number below.

Artist: Nicolaes de Bruyn
Date: 1594
Medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2529 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1594).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment

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