Archimede

Portrait.

Archimedes, seen half-length, sitting at a desk, turned to left, and tracing figures with a pair of compasses; he wears a turban and an embroidered gown. Made as a pair to a portrait of Galileo. Advertised in 'Gazette de France', 13 December 1773; 'L'avant-coureur', 18 December; 'Mercure', January 1774.

Object Details

ID: PAF3181
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gaillard, Robert; Prince, Jean Baptiste Le
Date made: 1773
People: Archimedes of Syracuse, b
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 400 x 299 mm; Mount: 557 mm x 405 mm