Portrait of Athanasius Kircher
Date
1678
Sitter
Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680, German), Polymath
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v6 p195
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 301mm
width (page): 187mm
width (page): 187mm
Description
Engraving in an oval frame of a half-length portrait of Athanasius Kircher at the age of 76 in front of a book case, included in Georgius de Sepibus, Romani Collegii Societatis Jesu Musaeum Celeberrimum (Amsterdam: Jansson-Waesbergen, 1678).
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).
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