Portrait of Émilie du Châtelet
Date
1862
Sitter
Émilie du Châtelet (1706 - 1749, French) , Mathematician
Creator
Charles Geoffroy (1819 - 1882, French) , Engraver
After
Maurice-Quentin de La Tour (1704 - 1788, French) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 165mm
width (print): 120mm
width (print): 120mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Émilie du Châtelet in her study, she is seen holding a quill pen in her right hand, with a globe, a pair of dividers and a collection of books and papers visible on her desk behind her. Du Châtelet is shown wearing a frilled dress and collar, with a bow around her neck and a floral brooch in her hair. She is seen turned slightly towards her right and is looking out towards the viewer. The portrait is presented within an oval frame with a decorative border.
Inscribed below: ‘LA TOUR PINX.’ ‘Imp, Drouart à Paris.’ ‘GEOFFROY SC.’ ‘MME DU CHATELET.’
Gabrielle Émilie, Marquise du Châtelet (1706-1749), French mathematician and physicist, wrote an extensive commentary on Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica, as well as translating the text into French. She was not elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed below: ‘LA TOUR PINX.’ ‘Imp, Drouart à Paris.’ ‘GEOFFROY SC.’ ‘MME DU CHATELET.’
Gabrielle Émilie, Marquise du Châtelet (1706-1749), French mathematician and physicist, wrote an extensive commentary on Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica, as well as translating the text into French. She was not elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.