Two men and a boy read from a book, one man holds a magnifying glass. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after D. Maggiotto.

  • Maggiotto, Domenico, 1713-1794.
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Two men and a boy read from a book, one man holds a magnifying glass. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after D. Maggiotto. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1 print : line engraving ; image 34 x 47.3 cm

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Nunc adbibe puro / Pectore verba puer: nunc te melioribus offer. / Quo semel est imbuta recens servabit odorem / Testa diu. Horat. epist. lib. 1. Nicolaus Cavalli del. et sculp. Venetius ; Domus. Magiotto inv. et pinx. Lettering contains quotation from Horace, Epistles I.iii, vv. 97-100: Now while your heart is uncorrupted drink in the words, now expose yourself to better minds. A new jar once infused will keep its odour for a long time

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