A portrait in a round frame of Theophrastus of Eresus, an antique Greek sage and botanist Bust to the right The cartouche of the portrait shows an elephant, a mouse and several monkeys Below the cartouche is a four-line caption in Latin Above the cartouche the name of the person portrayed, Portrait of Theophrastus Portraits of Classical and Recent Philosophers and Physicians , print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I), publisher: Christoffel Plantijn, Johannes Sambucus, print maker: Antwerp, publisher: Antwerp, Vienna, 1574 and/or 1612, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 195 mm × w 194 mm, h

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