Medallion with the portrait of the philosopher Socrates, print, printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1800, paper, etching, proof print, height 241 mm x width 160 mm, Later state print used as title page for: Xénophon. Memorable Conversations of Socrates. Haarlem: A. Loosjes, 1800., Person, Socrates, A circular engraved portrait shows the profile of an older bearded man facing right, with a bald scalp, curly hair over his ear, and a long wavy beard, rendered with fine stippling and parallel lines; the head and shoulders sit within concentric oval borders filled with dense crosshatching and horizontal line shading, all on a textured off-white paper background with small specks and spots.
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Medallion with the portrait of the philosopher Socrates, print, printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1800, paper, etching, proof print, height 241 mm x width 160 mm, Later state print used as title page for: Xénophon. Memorable Conversations of Socrates. Haarlem: A. Loosjes, 1800., Person, Socrates, A circular engraved portrait shows the profile of an older bearded man facing right, with a bald scalp, curly hair over his ear, and a long wavy beard, rendered with fine stippling and parallel lines; the head and shoulders sit within concentric oval borders filled with dense crosshatching and horizontal line shading, all on a textured off-white paper background with small specks and spots.

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Medallion portrait philosopher Socrates print printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I Amsterdam 1800 paper etching proof print height 241 mm x width 160 mm Later state print title page Xénophon Memorable Conversations Socrates Haarlem A Loosjes Person circular engraved profile older bearded man facing right bald scalp curly hair ear long wavy beard rendered fine stippling parallel lines head shoulders sit within concentric oval borders filled dense crosshatching horizontal line shading textured off-white paper background small specks spots

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