Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) Size:S: 36 x 28cm children and a servant gathered

children and a servant gathered round a drinking well

This led to him being arrested and held in custody for a short time

Plate 3 figures 1-4 from the paper "An account of some minute British shells

Plate XIII from Anatomie Pathologique du Cholera Morbus by Nikolay Pirogov (St Petersburg

Inscribed 'Kriehuber 856 Gedr

Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) Size:S: 36 x 28cm children and a servant gatheredHalf length portrait of Descartes, who has long dark hair and a moustache with a small beard. Dressed in black coat or cloak with a white shirt collar, holding a hat in his left hand, just visible at the lower right of the painting. Original: oil on canvas, 759x636mm. 17th century 18th century