Portrait of William Molyneux
Date
1803
Sitter
William Molyneux (1656 - 1698, British) , Natural philosopher
Creator
James Henry Brocas (1780 - 1850, Irish) , Engraver
After
Robert Home (1752 - 1834, British) , Artist
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Dimensions
height (print): 237mm
width (print): 195mm
width (print): 195mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Molyneux, turned to the left [as viewed], looking back to the right. With a long, curled wig, a dark robe and a white necktie. In an oval frame.
Inscribed below: ‘Brocas Sculp.
William Molyneux
From a Picture in the Theatre of Trinity College Dublin
Published Sept. 1st 1803 by R. E. Mercier Dublin’
Engraving from MS/648/4, Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
William Molyneux (1656-1698), Irish philosopher and political writer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1686.
Inscribed below: ‘Brocas Sculp.
William Molyneux
From a Picture in the Theatre of Trinity College Dublin
Published Sept. 1st 1803 by R. E. Mercier Dublin’
Engraving from MS/648/4, Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
William Molyneux (1656-1698), Irish philosopher and political writer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1686.
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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