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Black and white line engraving of a man in 18th-century dress seated in an arched niche, pointing, with a globe, fur, and a reindeer at lower right.

Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis. Line engraving by J. Daullé and J.G. Wille, 1741, after R. Levrac-Tournières, 1737.

Engraved portrait of a man in 18th-century dress seated in a stone niche, pointing outward while resting his hand on a terrestrial globe. Fur, a rolled map, and a reindeer lying at lower right suggest northern exploration, with a Latin inscription along the base in fine line engraving.

Artist
Robert Tournières
Date
1741
Medium
Portrait prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2758 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1741.
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: Retrato de Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, grabado en talla dulce, 1741

Retrato grabado de un hombre con atuendo del siglo XVIII, sentado en un nicho de piedra, señalando hacia afuera mientras apoya la mano sobre un globo terráqueo. Una piel, un mapa enrollado y un reno tendido en la parte inferior derecha sugieren exploración del norte, con una inscripción en latín en la base.

Português: Retrato de Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, gravura em talho doce, 1741

Retrato gravado de um homem com traje do século XVIII, sentado em um nicho de pedra, apontando para fora enquanto apoia a mão sobre um globo terrestre. Uma pele, um mapa enrolado e uma rena deitada no canto inferior direito sugerem exploração do norte, com uma inscrição em latim na base.