Portrait of Galileo Galilei. 1773

After the original of G. Dou.

Engraving and etching. 345 × 250.

Under the image: GALILEE. Tiré du Cabinet de Monsieur le Comte De Baudoüin, Brigadier des Armées du Roi, Capitaine aux Gardes Françaises. In the lower corners, on the left: Gérard d’Ow pinx., on the right: R. Gaillard sculp.

The release of this print and the dual "Archimedes" was announced in French periodicals in 1773.

Inv. G 457.

Dou, Gerard (1613–1675) — the Netherlands artist of the Dutch Golden Age.