Accession No

3542

Brief Description

black and white engraving of Nicholas Kratzer, after the portrait by H. Holbein, by Duchemin and Dequevauviller, 18th Century

Origin

Maker

Dequevauviller [engraver] Duchemin [artist]

Class

prints; astronomy

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

h 261 mm w 170 mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

NO. 659 H. HOLBEEN. Ecole Flande (top)
Dese par Duchemin (bottom)
Grave par Dequevauviller (bottom)
PORTRAIT DE NLAS. KRATZER ASTRONOME. (bottom)

Description Notes

unmounted b/w engraving of Kratzer seated at a table with instruments laid out on it
fair condition, some discolouration. Complete.

References

Boris Jardine; 'A miniature portrait of Nicholas Kratzer; the King's astronomer'; Explore Whipple Collections online article; Whipple Museum of the History of Science; University of Cambridge; 2017: https://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-whipple-collections/astronomy/kings-astronomer

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