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Hippocrates Hiraclidae F. Covs, P. P. Pontius, engraver; P. P. Rubens, painter, 1638
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Hippocrates Hiraclidae F. Covs, P. P. Pontius, engraver; P. P. Rubens, painter, 1638
This engraving of a bust of Hippocrates by Paulus Pontius (1603˗1658), is based on a drawing by the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640). Hippocrates (460–370 BCE), an ancient Greek physician, is widely recognized as the founder of Western medicine.