Portrait of Thomas Tompion
Date
1697
Sitter
Thomas Tompion (1639, British) , Instrument maker
Creator
John Smith (1652 - 1743, British) , Printmaker
After
Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v3 p157
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 654mm
width (page): 485mm
width (page): 485mm
Description
A half-length mezzotint portrait of the instrument maker Thomas Tompion, by John Smith after Godfrey Kneller.
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).
Transcription
Tho: Tompion Automatopæus
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place