print
- Museum number
- 1861,0713.714
- Description
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Portrait of French physician Charles Delorme, bust-length, in oval set within two entwined triangles forming a star (symbol of cosmic order) inscribed with Greek words, and surrounded by the Ouroboros (symbol of Eternity); from the latter hangs a coat of arms, flanked by a dog (Fidelity) and a dragon, guardian of treasures; two trees flank both sides of the composition: on the left a laurel tree, with a rooster (Vigilance) perched on a branch, and on the right, an elm with a sparrow (Prudence); in the background, two small scenes representing Asclepius resuscitating Hippolytus, and Apollo slaying Python. 1630
Etching
- Production date
- 1630
- Dimensions
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Height: 188 millimetres
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Width: 116 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See cat. exhib. 'Jacques Callot' (Nancy, 1992), No.693.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1853
- Acquisition notes
- From the Scarisbrick collection of Callot's work: see comment on 1861,0713.1.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1861,0713.714
