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| Jan Meyssens Anne of Denmark (consort of King Jame I of England) ca. 1640-70 etching British Museum |
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| Richard Gaywood after Anthony van Dyck Sir Kenelm Digby etching 1654 National Portrait Gallery (U.K.) |
"Now as there are many great wits to be condemned, who have neglected the increment of Arts, and the sedulous pursuit of knowledge; so are there not a few very much to be pittied, whose industry being not attended with naturall parts, they have sweated to little purpose, and rolled the stone in vain. Which chiefly proceedeth from naturall incapacity, and geniall indisposition, at least to those particulars whereunto they apply their endeavours. And this is one reason why though Universities be full of men, they are oftentimes empty of learning. Why as there are some which do much without learning, so others but little with it, and few that attain to any measure of it. For many heads that undertake it, were never squared nor timbred for it. There are not only particular men, but whole nations indisposed for learning; whereunto is required not only education, but a pregnant Minerva and teeming constitution."
- Sir Thomas Browne, from Pseudodoxia Epidemica (1650)
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| Anthony van Dyck Lucas Vorstermans 17th century etching National Portrait Gallery (U.K.) |
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| Anthony van Dyck Petrus Breugel etching 17th century Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Pierre Mignard after Simon Vouet David with the head of Goliath 17th century etching Natioinal Gallery of Art (U.S.) |
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| Wenceslaus Hollar Four Classical Figures (Pagan Sacrifice) 1624 etching Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Jean Lepautre Académie with sailors 17th century etching British Museum |
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| David Teniers Two women bathing ca. 1630-45 etching British Museum |
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| Rembrandt Cleopatra with Arrow 1661 etching British Museum |
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| Rembrandt Diana at the bath ca. 1631 etching British Museum |
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| Rembrandt Two nude men ca. 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Rembrandt Nude man 1646 etching British Museum |
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| Rembrandt Woman making water and defecating 1631 etching British Museum |
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| Rembrandt Man making water 1631 etching British Museum |