Portrait of Julius Caesar Scaliger
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Portrait of Julius Caesar Scaliger, aged 74, looking to right, bust in an oval, within a decorative surround and flanked by statues of Minerva and Apollo. Below is a poem in letterpress ("INGENIUM cui ... ore loqui"). This engraving formed a pendant to the portrait of Joseph Justus Scaliger. It was commissioned by Leiden University, which still owns the plates.
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Ingenuity: Ingenium, Ingenuity: Genius, Minerva, Apollo, Putti, Portrait, Cartouche
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The British Museum
