Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, aged 59, holding a book in his left hand, gesturing towards shells, a fish, and a thistle. Mezzotint by T. Laub, 1731, after J. H. Heidegger.
Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, aged 59, holding a book in his left hand, gesturing towards shells, a fish, and a thistle. Mezzotint by T. Laub, 1731, after J. H. Heidegger.
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Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, aged 59, holding a book in his left hand, gesturing towards shells, a fish, and a thistle. Mezzotint by T. Laub, 1731, after J. H. Heidegger.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Johannes Jacobus Scheuchzer, Helvetio Tigurinus ; I. H. Heidegger pinx. ; T. Laub sculp.

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