Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark gown with red sleeves beside a draped curtain and table, in an ornate black frame.

Simon Forman, Astrologer, Oil Painting After J. Bulfinch

A bearded man in a dark fur-trimmed gown with red sleeves stands before a draped curtain, one hand resting at his waist and the other on a table holding a small book. The painting is set in a dark ochre-toned interior and framed in an ornate black frame with a brass plaque reading Simon Forman, Astrologer.

Artist: Bulfinch, John, active approximately 1680-1720.
Date: 1900
Medium: Portrait paintings Oil paintings Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 3292 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1900.
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

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