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Engraving of a seated nude woman with hands clasped and a nude man sprawled on the ground, surrounded by broken objects, with a village in the background.

The Melancholy Temperament: engraving after Maerten de Vos

An engraving showing a seated nude woman clasping her hands to her head beside a reclining nude man on the ground. Scattered around them are a broken jug, a hat, a ladder, a barrel and overturned vessels, with a village beyond. A Latin verse runs along the lower margin.

Artist
Maerten de Vos
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3061 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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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