Portrait of William Leybourn
Date
1690
Creator
Robert White (1645 - 1703, British) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
48603
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 290mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of William Leybourn, his body facing right [as viewed], looking out at the viewer. He wears a dark gown and cap and is framed by a scrolled, decorative border.
Inscribed below: ‘EFFIGIES GUILIELMI LEYBOURN
Anno - Salutis 1690 AEtatis 64 Oct.r 18
R White ad vivum delin: et Sculp sit’
Frontispiece from Leybourn’s Dialling: plain, concave, convex, projective, reflective, refractive…(Black Swan, Pater-Noster-Row, 1690)
William Leybourn (1626-1716) British mathematician and land surveyor was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed below: ‘EFFIGIES GUILIELMI LEYBOURN
Anno - Salutis 1690 AEtatis 64 Oct.r 18
R White ad vivum delin: et Sculp sit’
Frontispiece from Leybourn’s Dialling: plain, concave, convex, projective, reflective, refractive…(Black Swan, Pater-Noster-Row, 1690)
William Leybourn (1626-1716) British mathematician and land surveyor was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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