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Engraving of a bearded scholar in a robe touching a globe on a draped table, with bookshelves, a window and a framed painting behind him.

Astronomy: a scholar plotting points on a globe, after Vermeer

An engraving of a bearded scholar in a loose robe leaning over a draped table to touch a celestial globe on its stand. Behind him stand a bookcase, a tall window, a framed painting on the wall, and a French caption along the lower edge.

Artist
Johannes Vermeer
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3285 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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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