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Image number: RS.9548
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Portrait of Abraham de Moivre
Date
1736
Sitter
Abraham de Moivre (1667 - 1754, French) , Mathematician
Creator
Joseph Highmore (1692 - 1780, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 735mm
width (painting): 620mm
width (painting): 620mm
Subject
Description
De Moivre is within a painted oval, at half-length. He wears a dark, shoulder-length wig with a light brown coat, closed by a single button, and a white neck cloth.
Abraham de Moivre was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1697.
Abraham de Moivre was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1697.
Transcription
Jos. Highmore pinx. 1736.
Object history
Presented by Edward Montagu, 1769.
The donation is recorded in the Society’s Journal Books: “An original portrait of the late Mr. De Moivre F.R.S. by Mr Highmore was presented from Edward Montagu Esq., F.R.S., and thanks were ordered for the same.” [Royal Society Journal Book Orginal JBO/27, p.226, meeting of 8 June 1769].
The donation is recorded in the Society’s Journal Books: “An original portrait of the late Mr. De Moivre F.R.S. by Mr Highmore was presented from Edward Montagu Esq., F.R.S., and thanks were ordered for the same.” [Royal Society Journal Book Orginal JBO/27, p.226, meeting of 8 June 1769].
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