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Nicholaus Sandersonus AM Matheseos Professor Cantabrigiae & RSS
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Nicholaus Sandersonus AM Matheseos Professor Cantabrigiae & RSS

Date1719
After work by 1694 - 1739
Engraver
Commissioned by 1690 - 1754
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1974-49
DescriptionLower margin reads: "NICOLAUS SANDERSONUS. A.M. / MATHESEOS PROFESSOR CANTABRIGAE. & R.S.S./ J. Vanderbanck pinx: An.o 1719. pro MARTINO FOLKES Arm.o Cui hanc Tabulam humillime D D G. White"Label TextThis print depicts Nicholas Saunderson (1682-1739), a celebrated English mathematician and professor at Christ's College, Cambridge. He lost his eyesight as a young child after he was infected with smallpox. The portrait was painted for mathematician and antiquary Martin Folkes (1690-1754) who would serve as the president of the Royal Academy from 1741-1753.ProvenanceBefore 1974, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1974-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).