Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) Size:S: 36 x 28cm children and a servant gathered

children and a servant gathered round a drinking well

Plate 8 from Anatomy of the Human Body by William Cheselden FRS (London

This led to him being arrested and held in custody for a short time

Inscribed 'Kriehuber 856 Gedr

Plate 3 figures 1-4 from the paper "An account of some minute British shells

Portrait of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) Size:S: 36 x 28cm children and a servant gatheredHalf length portrait of Descartes, who has long dark hair and a moustache with a small beard. Dressed in black coat or cloak with a white shirt collar, holding a hat in his left hand, just visible at the lower right of the painting. Original: oil on canvas, 759x636mm. 17th century 18th century