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Engraved title page: a bearded man in a black robe faces a haloed nude figure holding a plant, with a skeleton and anatomical figure on either side.

Johan van Beverwijk: he converses with Apollo about medicinal plants, while surrounded by attributes of botany, anatomy and surgery. Line engraving by C. van Dalen the younger (?) after C. de Passe the younger (?), 1656.

A line engraving shows a seated man in a black robe gesturing toward an open book on a table draped with an inscribed cartouche. Across from him a nude youthful figure with a radiant halo holds a sprig of leaves, and a skeleton and standing anatomical figure flank the scene. Vignettes above and below show figures in landscapes.

Artist
Crispijn van de Passe the Younger
Date
1656
Medium
Portrait prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3327 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1656.
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: Johan van Beverwijck con Apolo, grabado de portada, 1656

Un grabado al buril muestra a un hombre sentado con toga negra que gesticula hacia un libro abierto sobre una mesa con un cartucho inscrito. Frente a él, una figura desnuda y joven, con un halo radiante, sostiene una rama de hojas, y un esqueleto y una figura anatómica de pie flanquean la escena.

Português: Johan van Beverwijck com Apolo, gravura de frontispício, 1656

Uma gravura em talho doce mostra um homem sentado, de manto preto, gesticulando para um livro aberto sobre uma mesa com um cartucho inscrito. À sua frente, uma figura nua e jovem, com um halo radiante, segura um ramo de folhas; um esqueleto e uma figura anatômica em pé ladeiam a cena.

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