Caption

A historical portrait of the famous German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), drawn by the French artist Jules Worms. The engraving depicts Humboldt in his later years, seated in his study or library. He is surrounded by books, manuscripts and a bust in the background, symbolising his immense life's work and his scientific erudition, an authentic, high-resolution reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26J45_425

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

135.4Mb (45.1Mb) / 19.4in x 27.1in / 5824 x 8124 (300dpi)

Keywords

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