Portrait of Isaac Barrow
Date
ca.1683
Sitter
Isaac Barrow (1630 - 1677, British) , Classical and Mathematical Scholar, Mathematician
Creator
David Loggan (1634 - 1692, British) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v3 p143
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (Plate): 244mm
width (Plate): 183mm
width (Plate): 183mm
Subject
Description
Portrait of Isaac Barrow, engraved by David Loggan.
Isaac Barrow (1630-1677) was a mathematician and theologian. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1662, and he was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1672 until his death. His mathematical lectures were published, the manuscript versions of which can be found in the archives of the Royal Society. Barrow was the tutor of Isaac Newton.
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).
Isaac Barrow (1630-1677) was a mathematician and theologian. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1662, and he was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1672 until his death. His mathematical lectures were published, the manuscript versions of which can be found in the archives of the Royal Society. Barrow was the tutor of Isaac Newton.
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
Isaac Barrow (1630 - 1677, British) , Classical and Mathematical Scholar, Scholar
Isaac Barrow (1630 - 1677, British) , Classical and Mathematical Scholar, Scholar
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