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This is a depiction of the ancient Greek philosopher Euclid of Megara, not the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid of Alexandria. They were frequently confused in the Middle Ages, and apparently, the confusion persisted into the twenty-first century! A high quality full image is available at aiwaz.net, and the inscription EVKLIDI MEGAREN at the bottom is clearly visible. However, the copyright status of their image is not clear to me. Arcfrkcommons 19:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes he is labeled as Euclid of Megara, but he is depicted as a mathematician with compasses. It is almost certainly the mathematician which the artist had in mind when he painted this picture. The panel is one of a series of great men of antiquity, and Euclid of Megara, the pupil of Socrates, is an obscure figure. Singinglemon (talk) 19:21, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Still, there are surely better representations of Euclid. --Nemo 13:12, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Euclid was commonly confused with Euclid of Megara at this period. It is a very nice picture of the mathematician Euclid. Systematic replacement is a very bad idea. Proz (talk) 19:51, 20 January 2018 (UTC)