Choleric, 1590s, Peter de Jode; Artist: After Maarten de Vos, Flemish, 1570¡V1634, 7 3/4 ¡Ñ 8 5/8 in. (19.69 ¡Ñ 21.91 cm) (sheet), Engraving, Belgium, 16th century, This fearsome mercenary and the well-supplied sutler stand for the choleric temperament, the personality trait that is bilious¡Xquick to anger¡Xdue to an excess of yellow bile. As the burning building suggests, the soldier has a fiery temper.