La Melancolie: Melancholy Scholar with Skull and Armillary Sphere

An engraved print shows a melancholic figure in a long draped robe leaning over a skull on a stone ledge, head bowed in thought. Behind them stand an armillary sphere, a sundial-like instrument, an open book, quills, and a dog at lower left, under a cloudy sky.

Artist

Simon Henri Thomassin (mentioned on object)

Date

1729-1740

Medium

Source

Rijksmuseum

Size

2659 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam