Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) Size:S: 36 x 28cm Plate XIII from Anatomie Pathologique

Plate XIII from Anatomie Pathologique du Cholera Morbus by Nikolay Pirogov (St Petersburg

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Satirical portrait of a clergyman half-dressed as an Anglican

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The image was drawn from a stuffed specimen at Stuttgart

Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) Size:S: 36 x 28cm Plate XIII from Anatomie PathologiqueHalf length portrait of Descartes, who has long dark hair and a moustache with a small beard. Dressed in black coat or cloak with a white shirt collar, holding a hat in his left hand, just visible at the lower right of the painting. Original: oil on canvas, 759x636mm. 17th century 18th century