Portrait of William Oughtred
Date
1646
Sitter
William Oughtred (1574 - 1660, British) , Mathematician
Creator
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677, Bohemian) , Draughtsman
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v2 p21
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 162mm
width (print): 103mm
width (print): 103mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of William Oughtred (1574-1660). Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar.
This page includes another potrait of Oughtred after this etching, see MS/648/2/021b.
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).
This page includes another potrait of Oughtred after this etching, see MS/648/2/021b.
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).
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place