This copper engraving is a right-side portrait of Philipp Melanchthon, shown here as a bearded man with a high forehead. He is wearing a shirt with an open collar and is staring melancholically into the distance. Some clouds are visible in the background. The epigram below the portrait reads: 1526 / VIVENTIS POTVIT DVRERIVS ORA PHILIPPI MENTEM NON POTVIT PINGERE DOCTA MANVS / AD