Portrait of Cosimo II de' Medici
Date
ca.1647-ca.1696
Sitter
Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo II de' Medici (1590 - 1621, Italian)
Creator
Adriaen Haelwegh (1637, Dutch) , Printmaker
Object type
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Manuscript page number
v6 p59
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 360mm
width (plate): 262mm
width (plate): 262mm
Subject
Description
Portrait of Cosimo II de' Medici, engraved by Adriaen Haelwegh.
Cosimo II de' Medici (1590-1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was the patron of Galileo Galilei, who had been his childhood tutor.
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).
Cosimo II de' Medici (1590-1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was the patron of Galileo Galilei, who had been his childhood tutor.
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
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