Carolus Clusius, Professor of Botany at Leyden

Jacques de Gheyn II

National Gallery of Art

The image shows an ornately decorated portrait engraving of a man's upper body in an oval frame. The man faces slightly to his left with a receding hairline, a closely cropped hairstyle, and a beard. He wears a garment with a large ruffled collar. On either side of the portrait are two winged figures with floral garlands. The background is detailed with patterns, scrollwork, an emblem, and ornamental vases. Below the portrait is a decorative scroll with inscribed text, against a pattern of fruits, flowers, and shells.