An old man, seated by a window (through which ships can be seen off a coast), dressed in a long cloak, a large book beside him, a pointer in his right hand, measuring instruments in the foreground. Beneath the scene is a seven-line Latin poem. This print is part of a series of eight prints: a title print and seven numbered portraits of Greek sages, Thales by Milete Thales Milesius, The Seven Wise Men of Greece (title series)., print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (III), (mentioned on object), Decimus Magnus Ausonius, (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes de Clerck, print maker: Netherlands

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