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A depressed scholar surrounded by mythological figures; representing the melancholy temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler after himself, c. 1750.
Wellcome Collection

A depressed scholar surrounded by mythological figures; representing the melancholy temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler after himself, c. 1750.

Johann David Nessenthaler

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Lettering: Melancholicus. Solitudo paradisus quide non omnib, vero semper,/ Societatem fugere multis exitio fuit: ...

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