Portrait of Charles Montagu
Date
1700-1739
Sitter
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661 - 1715, British) , Politician
Creator
Pierre Drevet (1663 - 1738, French) , Printmaker
After
Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v4 p89
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 424mm
width (plate): 297mm
width (plate): 297mm
Description
Half-length portrait in mezzotint of Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax and President of the Royal Society (1695-98).
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Transcription
Kneller Eques pinx
Drevet sculp.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Drevet sculp.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661 - 1715, British) , Politician
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661 - 1715, British) , Politician
Associated place