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Engraving in two panels: at left, seated men test objects in a basin beside a tub; at right, a helmeted figure with a sword stands by a cart.

Archimedes and Alexander the Great, engraved plates 25 and 26

Two numbered engraved plates, 25 and 26, illustrate old anecdotes. At left, men seated at a table examine objects in a basin beside a tub, with a bather nearby. At right, a helmeted figure with a raised sword stands beside a cart beneath a niche holding a statue.

Artist
attributed to Cornelis Meijer
Date
1696
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3125 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1696.
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