Title: A Philosopher, looking forward, holding a book with a cloth
Object type: Print
Date: 17th century
Artist:  Bernard Vaillant 
Artist bio: Dutch, Lille 1632–1698 Leyden
Artist nationality: Dutch
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (37.2 × 29.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 1982
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Books, term: Men, term: Philosophers