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Dat virtus quod forma negat

Rijksmuseum Portret van Bertrand du Guesclin detail

Rhinoceros with Dürer-hornlet on shoulder. Motto: “Dat virtus quod forma negat.”

Portrait of Bertrand du Guesclin, made 1650-1690. Not signed.

From: Les portraits des hommes illustres François qui sont peints dan la galerie du Palais Cardinal de Richelieu.

On the right there is a cartouche with a rhinoceros.

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200819400

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