The Four Philosophers: Justus Lipsius, Hugo Grotius, Peter Paul Rubens, and Philip Rubens
Artwork Details
- Title: The Four Philosophers: Justus Lipsius, Hugo Grotius, Peter Paul Rubens, and Philip Rubens
- Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
- Artist: After Ferdinando Gregori (Italian, 1743(?)–1804)
- Publisher: Giuseppe Vanni (Italian, active Florence, 1770–82)
- Sitter: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
- Sitter: Justus Lipsius (Netherlands, Overijse 1547–1606 Louvain, Brabant)
- Sitter: Hugo Grotius (Dutch, 1583–1645)
- Sitter: Philip Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1574–1611)
- Date: 1770–82
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 15 13/16 × 11 3/4 in. (40.2 × 29.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.7574
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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