Portrait of John Theophilus Desaguliers
Date
1725
Sitter
John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683 - 2002, French) , Natural Philosopher, Natural philosopher
Creator
Peter Pelham (American) , Engraver
After
Hans Hysing (1678 - 1753, Swedish) , Painter
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height (print): 245mm
width (print): 160mm
width (print): 160mm
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Description
Half-length portrait of John Theophilus Desaguliers holding a magnifying glass in his right hand, looking directly out at the viewer. He wears full clerical dress and a white wig.
Inscribed below: ‘J. T. Desaguliers Legum Doctor, Regiae Societatis Londinensis Socius […]’
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 Theophilus Desaguliers (1683-1744), British natural philosopher and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1714. He won the Copley medal in 1734, 1736 and 1741 for his summary of knowledge on the phenomenon of electricity.
Inscribed below: ‘J. T. Desaguliers Legum Doctor, Regiae Societatis Londinensis Socius […]’
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 Theophilus Desaguliers (1683-1744), British natural philosopher and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1714. He won the Copley medal in 1734, 1736 and 1741 for his summary of knowledge on the phenomenon of electricity.
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.
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