Anselmus de Boodt (Boetius), physician to Rudolph II, wearing a chain of office and a ruff, with an elaborate heraldic border. Line engraving by A. Sadeler.
Wellcome Collection

Anselmus de Boodt (Boetius), physician to Rudolph II, wearing a chain of office and a ruff, with an elaborate heraldic border. Line engraving by A. Sadeler.

Aegidius Sadeler

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Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Anselmus Boetius de Boodt brugensis belga I.V.L. Rudolphi II. roman. Imperatoris cubicularius medicus. Hanc effigiem amico suo optime de se merito antiquaque apud grudios nobilitate claro gratitudinis ergo sculpsit et dedicavit Ægidius Sadeler S.C.M. sculptor. Obstando sortis casus delemus acerbos, Hinc uni fidas, nam sic sumes stabile uno. Sumes stabile uno.

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