A woman holds the sun in her hand; representing the faculty of understanding. Engraving, 16--.
- Date:
- [not later than 1662]
- Reference:
- 26811i
- Part of:
- The foure faculties of the minde
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Description
Though these prints are described by Griffiths (loc. cit.) as half-length women, two prints in the set are full-length figures of seated men and two are three-quarter length figures of seated women
Publication/Creation
[London] : Sould by Tho: Ienner at the Exc[h]ange dore, [not later than 1662]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; platemark 18.5 x 12.4 cm.
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Understanding. I once was ægle ey'ed full of all light/ Am owle eye now as dim as darke as night./ As through a glasse or cloud I all things vew./ Shall on day see them in there proper hue. The foure faculties of the minde
References note
Antony Griffiths, The print in Stuart Britain 1603-1689, London 1998, p. 308, no. 17 ('The foure faculties of the minde', Publisher: Thomas Jenner (1662 advertisement))
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Wellcome Collection 26811i
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