Portrait of Jonas Moore
Date
1649
Sitter
Jonas Moore (1617 - 1679, British) , Mathematician
Creator
the elder Cross (1605, British) , Printmaker
After
Henry Stone (1616, British) , Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v2 p127
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 654mm
width (page): 485mm
width (page): 485mm
Description
Engraving of a half-length portrait of Sir Jonas Moore in 1649 at the age of 35 holding a scroll, in front of two book-shelves and two globes on the table. This was included in Moore's Arithmetick (1650). Framed with coloured slips of decorative pattern.
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
Jonas Moore (1617 - 1679, British) , Mathematician
Jonas Moore (1617 - 1679, British) , Mathematician
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