Portrait of Heinrich, Count Rantzau
Date
ca.1589
Sitter
Count Heinrich Rantzau (1526 - 1598, German) , Statesman
Creator
Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617, Dutch) , Printmaker
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v6 p95
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (Plate): 185mm
width (Plate): 138mm
width (Plate): 138mm
Subject
Description
Portrait of Henrik, Count of Rantzau (Henricus Rantzovius), by Hendrik Goltzius (c. 1589). Framed with coloured slips of decorative pattern.
Heinrich Rantzau (1526-1598) was a German humanist, writer, statesman and astrologer. He worked closely with Tycho Brahe.
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).
Heinrich Rantzau (1526-1598) was a German humanist, writer, statesman and astrologer. He worked closely with Tycho Brahe.
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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