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Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark fur-trimmed gown with red sleeves, resting a hand on a table covered with diagrams.

Simon Forman, astrologer. Oil painting after J. Bulfinch, ca. 1900.

A bearded man in a dark fur-trimmed gown with red slashed sleeves stands at a draped table, resting one hand on his hip and the other on a sheet marked with diagrams. Above him, an inscription runs across the dark background. Oil on canvas, in a dark, warm palette.

Artist
Bulfinch, John, active approximately 1680-1720.
Date
1900
Medium
Portrait paintings Oil paintings Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2915 × 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

Español: Simon Forman, astrólogo, retrato al óleo tras J. Bulfinch

Un hombre barbudo con una túnica oscura ribeteada de piel y mangas rojas acuchilladas está de pie junto a una mesa cubierta con un paño, con una mano en la cadera y la otra sobre una hoja con diagramas. Sobre él corre una inscripción en el fondo oscuro. Óleo sobre lienzo, de paleta cálida y oscura.

Português: Simon Forman, astrólogo, retrato a óleo após J. Bulfinch

Um homem barbudo, com um manto escuro forrado de pele e mangas vermelhas recortadas, está de pé ao lado de uma mesa coberta por um pano, com uma mão na cintura e a outra sobre uma folha com diagramas. Acima dele, uma inscrição corre pelo fundo escuro. Óleo sobre tela, em paleta quente e escura.

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