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Engraving of a turbaned bearded man seated between two globes, with robed figures, a child, a shelf of instruments, and inscriptions above.

Man trekt loten uit twee globes en reikt ze uit aan twee machtige mannen

A bearded man in a turban sits between two large globes, with a shelf of instruments and sundry objects above him. Flanking him are two seated figures in robes and a small child and boy at the lower edges, all set before a brick wall with Dutch verse in cartouches.

Artist
Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert
Date
1590-1633
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2730 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1633.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Sorteo desde dos globos con hombres sentados, grabado

Un hombre barbado con turbante se sienta entre dos grandes globos, con un estante de instrumentos y objetos variados sobre él. A ambos lados hay figuras sentadas con ropajes, y un niño pequeño y un muchacho aparecen en los bordes inferiores, frente a un muro de ladrillo con versos en neerlandés en cartelas.

Português: Sorteio com dois globos e homens sentados, gravura

Um homem barbado de turbante senta-se entre dois grandes globos, com uma prateleira de instrumentos e objetos variados acima dele. Ao lado, há figuras sentadas em trajes longos, e uma criança pequena e um rapaz aparecem nas bordas inferiores, diante de uma parede de tijolos com versos em neerlandês em cartelas.

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