Portrait of Galileo Galilei. 1773

Portrait of Galileo Galilei. 1773.
After the original by G. Dou.
Engraving, etching. 345 x 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 of the sheet, 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.
Literature: Le Blanc, t. 2, p. 261, № 16; Inventaire BNF XVIIIe s., t. 9, p. 407, № 172.
Dou, Gerard (1613, Leiden – 1675, Leiden) – Dutch artist of the Golden Age, the circle of "Little Dutchmen".