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Engraved oval profile portrait of a man in a cap, framed by a zodiac chart with astrological symbols and numbers on pale paper.

Henry Cornelius Agrippa portrait in an astrology chart, c.1790

A line-engraved oval portrait in profile shows a man in a close-fitting cap and high-collared garment, set within a circular zodiac chart of astrological symbols and degree numbers on pale paper. A printed caption beneath names Henry Cornelius Agrippa with birth data and the year 1486.

Artist
Ebenezer Sibly
Date
[1790?]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3426 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1800.
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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