William Oughtred (frontispiece from William Oughtred's "The Key of the Mathematicks New Forged and Filed," 1647)

1644
Not on view
Portrait of William Oughtred, rector and mathematician, half length, aged 73, wearing skull-cap, collar and gown, and holding a book.

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Object Information
  • Title: William Oughtred (frontispiece from William 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)
  • Date: 1644
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint, only state
  • Dimensions: Plate: 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.4 × 10.7 cm)
    Sheet: 6 9/16 × 4 3/8 in. (16.7 × 11.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Carl J. Ulmann, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.57.74
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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