Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.17177

    Portrait of Frederick II

    Date
    16th century - 17th century
    Sitter
    King of Denmark Frederick II (1534 - 1588, Danish) , Linf of Denmark and Norway; Duke of Schleswig
    Creator
    Unknown, Artist
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Manuscript page number
    v6 p83
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (Plate): 204mm
    width (Plate): 155mm
    Subject
    Description
    Portrait of Frederick II (1534-1588), King of Denmark and Norway by an unknown artist. Framed with coloured slips of decorative pattern.

    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
    Associated place
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