Portrait of John Hadley
Date
6 December 1734
Sitter
John Hadley (1682 - 1744, British) , Mathematician
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v4 p171
Material
Dimensions
height (Paper): 135mm
width (Paper): 104mm
width (Paper): 104mm
Subject
Description
Drawing in graphite of John Hadley (1682-1744).
John Hadley was a mathematician and 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 and 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
T Gibson pinx.
Simon fecit
Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 Pigeons in Bedford Street
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Simon fecit
Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 Pigeons in Bedford Street
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
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