Portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Date
mid 18th century
Sitter
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646 - 1716, German) , Natural philosopher
Creator
Unknown, Artist
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 170mm
width (print): 150mm
width (print): 150mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, turned to the left [as viewed], looking directly out at the viewer. With long hair, a white collar and a dark gown. In a medallion, mounted on a plinth.
Inscribed below: ‘GODOFREDUS GUILELMUS LEIBNITZ
S. Caes. Maj. Consil. Aul. Et. S. Reg. Maj. Britannicae ab int. Consiliis Justice’
Engraving from MS/648/3, Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), German natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1673.
Inscribed below: ‘GODOFREDUS GUILELMUS LEIBNITZ
S. Caes. Maj. Consil. Aul. Et. S. Reg. Maj. Britannicae ab int. Consiliis Justice’
Engraving from MS/648/3, Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), German natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1673.
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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