Simon Forman, astrologer, oil portrait after J. Bulfinch

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

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection