Portrait of Charles Montague
Date
ca.1693
Sitter
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661 - 1715, British) , Politician
Creator
John Smith (1652 - 1743, British) , Printmaker
After
Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v4 p85
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 338mm
width (plate): 248mm
width (plate): 248mm
Description
Three-quarter length portrait of Charles Montague, first Earl of Halifax (1661-1715), with rock and trees in the background.
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
The Right Honourable Charles Mountague One of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, &.
G. Kneller Eques pinx
I. Smith fec. et excud.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
G. Kneller Eques pinx
I. Smith fec. et excud.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661 - 1715, British) , Politician
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661 - 1715, British) , Politician
Associated place