Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.17178

    Portrait of Christian IV of Denmark

    Date
    16th century - 17th century
    Sitter
    King of Denmark Christian IV (1577 - 1648, Danish) , Christian Den Fjerde; Christian Kvart; Christian Quart; King of Denmark and Norway; Duke of Holstein and Schleswig
    Creator
    Renold Elstrack (1565 - 1630, British) , Engraver
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Manuscript page number
    v6 p87
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (Plate): 182mm
    width (Plate): 110mm
    Subject
    Description
    Portrait of Christian IV of Denmark, engraved by Renold Elstracke and published by Compton Holland. Framed with coloured slips of decorative pattern.

    Christian IV of Denmark (1588-1648) was a warrior king, but at the same time also maintained a court with a high standard of culture and music.

    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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