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Portrait of Augustin de Beaulieu


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Portrait of Augustin de Beaulieu, bust, slightly to left, wearing laurel wreath, in an oval; frame surmounted with winged hat of Mercury and flanked by two swans. The inscription around the frame translates as "Ingenium never dies thanks to memory". The verses below the portrait are in French and include Beaulieu among the "plus beaux esprits" (among "the finest ingenia").

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Ingenuity: Ingenium, Ingenuity: Genius, Ingenuity: Esprit, Ingenuity: Engin, Mercury, Laurel, Swan, Wings, Ornament

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The British Museum

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