Sculpture bust of Nicholas Copernicus
Date
ca.1940
Sitter
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1543, German, Polish) , Mathematician
Creator
Tadeusz Koper (1913 - 1995, Polish) , Sculptor
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (sculpture): 630mm
width (sculpture): 530mm
depth (sculpture): 294mm
width (sculpture): 530mm
depth (sculpture): 294mm
Subject
Description
Bust of Nicholas Copernicus shown face on, he has mid-length hair with a parted fringe.
The base is inscribed ‘COPERNICUS’.
Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) was a Polish mathematician and astronomer. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
The base is inscribed ‘COPERNICUS’.
Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) was a Polish mathematician and astronomer. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Object history
The sculpture was presented by the Polish Copernicus Committee (1943), in gratitude for the Royal Society’s assistance in the planning of celebratory events for the 400th anniversary of the death of Copernicus.
Recorded in the Notes and Records of the Royal Society Volume 4, 1941-45, p.131, ‘GIFTS 1943. A plater cast of the bust of Copernicus was presented by the Copernicus Celebrations Committee.’
Recorded in the Notes and Records of the Royal Society Volume 4, 1941-45, p.131, ‘GIFTS 1943. A plater cast of the bust of Copernicus was presented by the Copernicus Celebrations Committee.’
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