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Lot 130997: Jacques Granthomme engraving of Henrich Smet 1598

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £20 - £40

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This line engraving by Jacques Granthomme depicts the Flemish physician and humanist scholar Henricus Smetius (Henrich Smet) at age 62.

The oval border reads “HENRICVS SMETIVS FRID. III. ELECT. PAL. AD RENVM. ET IO. CASIMIRI FILII. QVONDAM MEDICVS. AETA. AN. LXII” (referring to his service as physician to Elector Palatine Frederick III and John Casimir).

Size: 9cm x 12cm