Portrait of Otto von Guericke
Date
1672
Sitter
Otto von Guericke (1602 - 1686, German) , Gericke, Natural philosopher
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v6 p135
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 265mm
width (page): 172mm
width (page): 172mm
Description
Engraving of half-length portrait of Otto von Guericke (1602-1686) in an oval frame, from his Experimenta Nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica De Vacuo Spatio (Amsterdam: J. Jansoon, 1672). Von Guericke's vacuum experiments were first reported in Gaspar Schott's Mechanica Hydraulico-pneumatica
(1657), which attracted the attention of Robert Boyle.
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).
(1657), which attracted the attention of Robert Boyle.
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