Gulielmus Oughtred Anglus (frontispiece from Oughtred's "The Key of the Mathematicks New Forged and Filed," 1647)
This hallf-length portrait of the rector and mathematician, William Oughtred, shows the sitter at seventy-three, wearing a skull-cap, collar and gown, and holding a book. He is credited with creating the slide rule in 1622, which allowed for direct multiplication and division, with introducing "x" to signify mulplification, and the abbreviations "sin" and "cos" for sine and cosine.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gulielmus Oughtred Anglus (frontispiece from Oughtred's "The Key of the Mathematicks New Forged and Filed," 1647)
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Sitter: The Rev. William Oughtred (British, Eton, Buckinghamshire 1575–1660 Albury, Surrey)
- Author: Related author The Rev. William Oughtred (British, Eton, Buckinghamshire 1575–1660 Albury, Surrey)
- Date: 1646
- Medium: Etching and drypoint, only state
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 4 1/16 in. (14.8 × 10.3 cm)
cut within platemark - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.756-1109
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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