Portrait of William Oughtred
Date
ca.1657
Sitter
William Oughtred (1574 - 1660, British) , Mathematician
Creator
William Faithorne (1620 - 1691, British) , Printmaker
After
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677, Bohemian) , Draughtsman
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v2 p21
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 129mm
width (print): 73mm
width (print): 73mm
Subject
Description
Portrait of William Oughtred, half length to right, wearing skull-cap, collar and gown, and holding book; frontispiece to his Trigonometria (1657). After an etching by Hollar. The second state of this engraving include Oughtred's age (83) and the artist's name as William Faithorne.
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).
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place