Portrait of John Napier
Date
late 18th century
Sitter
John Napier (1550 - 1617, Scottish) , Mathematician
Creator
John Beugo (1759 - 1841, British) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 350mm
width (page): 250mm
width (page): 250mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Napier turned slightly to the left [as viewed], wearing a black cap and white ruff, in an oval frame with a laurel wreath.
Inscribed below: ‘NAPIER OF MERCHISTON
The famous inventor of the Logarithms, to whom the title of a GREAT MAN is more justly due […]’
Engraving from MS/648/2, Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
John Napier of Merchiston (1550-1617), Scottish mathematician, is best known as the discoverer of logarithms. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed below: ‘NAPIER OF MERCHISTON
The famous inventor of the Logarithms, to whom the title of a GREAT MAN is more justly due […]’
Engraving from MS/648/2, Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
John Napier of Merchiston (1550-1617), Scottish mathematician, is best known as the discoverer of logarithms. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Object history
Charles Turnor presented his Collectanea Newtoniana. Being a selection of the most authentic engraved portraits of Sir Isaac Newton Knt., and other eminent Philosophers Mathematicians and Distinguished Men … to the Royal Society in 1837.
Related fellows
Associated place
Credit
©The Royal Society
Image number
RS.18948