Portrait of William Brouncker
Date
1838
Sitter
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker of Lyons (1620 - 1684, British) , Mathematician
Creator
George Perfect Harding (1781 - 1853, British) , Artist
After
Peter Lely (1618 - 1680, Dutch) , Painter
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Dimensions
height (print): 400mm
width (print): 265mm
width (print): 265mm
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Description
Half-length portrait of William Brounker, turned to the left [as viewed], looking directly out at the viewer. He wears his hair long, a gold shawl and a white shirt.
Painting 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.
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620-1684), was the first President of the Royal Society.
Painting 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.
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620-1684), was the first President 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.
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