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médiamque minervam The Half-Wit. [wasting his time on a poor choice of reading material].
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First edition. Contemporary hand colouring. Satirical depiction of a man on a chair reading in front of the fireplace. On the table beside him, on the mantel and scattered on the floor are books. Those scattered are important and educational, such as Newton, and other scientific treatise. We have seen archival references that this print is known as "The Half-Wit. [wasting his time on a poor choice of reading material]." The implication is that he is wasting his time in his reading material. Below the title is printed "Luctantar paucae, comedunt coliphia paucae." This is a paraphrase of a line in Juvenal's satires, which means few fight, and few reap the reward. Presumably a comment on the importance of learning. We can find no other copiesof this item currently for sale. The sheet has been pasted onto a backing board, and at some point in a frame. The edges are slightly nicked where removed from the frame. The sheet is mainly clean, but the page a little darkened. Image is 15cm x 13cm. Sheet is 27cm x 21cm. Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 701901036. The only library holding is in the Yale University Lewis Walpole Library. .
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