Portrait of William Stukeley
Date
1721
Sitter
William Stukeley (1687 - 1765, British) , Antiquary
Creator
John Smith (1652 - 1743, British) , Engraver
After
Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Artist
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Dimensions
height (print): 209mm
width (print): 142mm
width (print): 142mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of William Stukeley, turned to the right [as viewed], looking directly out at the viewer. With a long, curled wig, dark coat and white neck-tie. In an oval frame.
Inscribed below: ‘Guliemus Stukeley M.D.
Collegii Medicorum et Societatis Regiae Londini Socius
G Kneller Baronet pinx 1721 J Smith Fec et ex 1721’
Engraving from MS/648/5 Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
William Stukeley (1687-1765), antiquary and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1718.
Inscribed below: ‘Guliemus Stukeley M.D.
Collegii Medicorum et Societatis Regiae Londini Socius
G Kneller Baronet pinx 1721 J Smith Fec et ex 1721’
Engraving from MS/648/5 Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
William Stukeley (1687-1765), antiquary and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1718.
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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