Portrait of John Theophilus Desaguliers
Date
early 19th century
Sitter
John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683 - 2002, French) , Natural Philosopher, Natural Philosopher
Creator
James Tookey, Engraver
After
Hans Hysing (1678 - 1753, Swedish) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 152mm
width (print): 103mm
width (print): 103mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of J. T. Desaguliers, dressed in wig, bands and academic robe, holding a magnifying glass in his right hand. A glass prism rests on the table before him.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The print appears at p.385 in volume 4 of the adapted set of Weld’s History. A footnote by Weld gives a brief biography of J. T. Desaguliers, noting his role as demonstrator and curator at the Royal Society.
Inscribed below: ‘H. Hysing pinxt. J. Tookey sculpt. J. T. DESAGULIERS.’ In pencil: ‘of Stanmore Middx.’
John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683-1744) British natural philosopher and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1714.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The print appears at p.385 in volume 4 of the adapted set of Weld’s History. A footnote by Weld gives a brief biography of J. T. Desaguliers, noting his role as demonstrator and curator at the Royal Society.
Inscribed below: ‘H. Hysing pinxt. J. Tookey sculpt. J. T. DESAGULIERS.’ In pencil: ‘of Stanmore Middx.’
John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683-1744) British natural philosopher and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1714.
Object history
Print from Charles Richard Weld's A history of the Royal Society, vol. 4... (London, John W. Parker, 1848) grangerized by the writer and collector Alexander Meyrick Broadley (1847–1916) into 8 volumes, adding illustrative material and manuscript items to Weld's text. The books were initially owned by Ludwig Mond FRS (1839–1909), and according to an inscription by his son Robert Ludwig Mond FRS (1867–1938) they were intended for presentation to the Society. This eventually happened in late 1959, the donor being the politician Harry Nathan (1889–1963), Lord Nathan of Churt.
Related fellows
Charles Richard Weld (1813 - 1869, British) , Author
Associated place