Portrait of Matthias Belius
Date
mid 18th century
Sitter
Matthias Belius (1684 - 1749) , Natural philosopher
Creator
Johann Jacob Haid (1704 - 1767, German) , Engraver
After
Jan Kupecký (1667 - 1740, Bohemian) , Painter
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Dimensions
height (print): 319mm
width (print): 195mm
width (print): 195mm
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Description
Half-length portrait of Matthias Belius inclined slightly to the right, dressed in robes and a curled wig, pen held over a notebook. In a decorative frame.
Inscribed: MATTHIAS BELIUS/ Ecclesiae Pisoninsis Evangelicae Pastor/ et venerabilis Ministerii Senior, regiarum […] Ioanes Kupezky pinx. Dec. V. I. Iac. Haid. Sclups. Et exc. Aug Vond.’ With futher handwritten annotation ‘Matthias Bel. Historian in England’
Matthias Bellius (1684-1749), Hungarian pastor and polymath, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1738.
Inscribed: MATTHIAS BELIUS/ Ecclesiae Pisoninsis Evangelicae Pastor/ et venerabilis Ministerii Senior, regiarum […] Ioanes Kupezky pinx. Dec. V. I. Iac. Haid. Sclups. Et exc. Aug Vond.’ With futher handwritten annotation ‘Matthias Bel. Historian in England’
Matthias Bellius (1684-1749), Hungarian pastor and polymath, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1738.
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