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Black and white engraved portrait of a curly-haired bearded man in a sculpted bust style, with hatched shading and a lettered caption below.

Seneca, engraving after a Roman marble bust

An engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded, curly-haired man with a furrowed brow and deep-set eyes, turned to his right against a hatched background. The sculptural shading mimics marble, and an inscription along the lower edge reads LUCIVS ANNAEVS SENECA.

Artist
Lucas Emil Vorsterman
Date
1638
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2429 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1638).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund

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