Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.17114

    Portrait of John Wilkins

    Date
    ca.1673-1684
    Sitter
    John Wilkins (1614 - 1672, British) , Natural philosopher
    Creator
    Abraham Blooteling (1640 - 1690, Dutch) , Printmaker
    After
    Mary Beale (1633 - 1699, English) , Portraitist
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Manuscript page number
    v2 p145
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (page): 654mm
    width (page): 485mm
    Description
    Engraving of a half-length portrait of John Wilkins in an oval frame with lettering underneath. This portrait is based on Mary Beale's portrait of Wilkins, one of which is in the Royal Society.

    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
    John Wilkins (1614 - 1672, British) , Natural philosopher
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