Two men and a boy read from a book, one man holds a magnifying glass. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after D. Maggiotto.

1 print : line engraving ; image 34 x 47.3 cm

Nunc adbibe puro / Pectore verba puer: nunc te melioribus offer. / Quo semel est imbuta recens servabit odorem / Testa diu. Horat. epist. lib. 1. Nicolaus Cavalli del. et sculp. Venetius ; Domus. Magiotto inv. et pinx. Lettering contains quotation from Horace, Epistles I.iii, vv. 97-100: Now while your heart is uncorrupted drink in the words, now expose yourself to better minds. A new jar once infused will keep its odour for a long time

Wellcome Collection 16312i