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Engraving of a reclining man beneath a zodiac arc and clouds, with draped women and a staff-bearing figure on the left and robed scholars in caps on the right.

Planets and Zodiac Influencing a Reclining Man, Engraving, 17th Century

An engraving within a red ruled border shows a zodiac band and stars arching across a cloudy sky above a reclining nude man on the ground. On the left, two draped women and a figure holding a staff tend him, while robed scholars in caps stand and gesture on the right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2943 × 4000 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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