The head and a shoulders of a man who is looking downwards as he reads; his hair is combed back and he wears a high ruff. Engraving by P. Galle.
- Galle, Philippe, 1537-1612.
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1 print : engraving ; image 11.5 x 9.8 cm
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Bears number: 9
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Manfred Sellink, P̀hilips Galle als uitgever van prenten aan het einde van de zestiende eeuw', De zeventiende eeuw, 1992, p. 17 (impressions in the Münchener Stadtmuseum)
Ger Luiten, 'Frills and furbelows: satires on fashion and pride around 1600', Simiolus: Netherlands quarterly for the history of art, 1996, 24: 140-160 (impressions in the Royal Library Albert I, Brussels)
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Wellcome Collection 32144i
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