Portrait of John Hadley
Date
18th century
Sitter
John Hadley (1682 - 1744, British) , Mathematician
Creator
Unknown, Artist
After
Thomas Gibson (1680 - 1751, British) , Portraitist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v4 p171
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 253mm
width (plate): 218mm
width (plate): 218mm
Subject
Description
Portrait of John Hadley, drypoint engraving.
John Hadley was a mathematician who became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1717.
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).
John Hadley was a mathematician who became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1717.
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
Inscribed below portrait: ‘JOHN HADLEY ESQR. VPRS. / From an Original Portrait.’
Annotated in pencil: ‘Presented by W Rigaud Sav. Professor of Astronomy, Oxford. 1834 from his / portrait plate. / N.B. I have an original pencilled drawing by Richardson of Hadley.’
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Annotated in pencil: ‘Presented by W Rigaud Sav. Professor of Astronomy, Oxford. 1834 from his / portrait plate. / N.B. I have an original pencilled drawing by Richardson of Hadley.’
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
John Hadley (1682 - 1744, British) , Mathematician
John Hadley (1682 - 1744, British) , Mathematician
Associated place