A man sleeps between Roger Bacon (?) and a musician: a brass head proclaims time present and the past. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.

Date:
1700-1720
Reference:
603075i
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Left, Roger Bacon (?) sleeps in a grand chair, Centre, a man slumps over a table on which stands a box with a star decoration. Right, a man plays the pipes and a drum. Above ta bookcase is the brass head of a man with a moustache and the inscription 'Time is. Time was. Time past'. A celestial sphere (?) is shown to the left of the window and geometrical tools to the right

Publication/Creation

1700-1720

Physical description

1 print : woodcut ; sheet 8 x 9.5 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 603075i

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