Portrait of William Derham
Date
1838
Sitter
William Derham (1657 - 1735, British) , Clergyman
Creator
George Perfect Harding (1780 - 1853, British) , Artist
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Description
Head and shoulder portrait of William Derham, turned slightly to the right [as viewed], looking directly out at the viewer. With a curled, shoulder-length wig, dark robes and a white necktie. In an oval frame. From a portrait in the collection of the Royal Society.
Painting 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 Derham (1702-1757) Church of England clergyman and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1703.
Painting 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 Derham (1702-1757) Church of England clergyman and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1703.
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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