Thomas Weston (active ca.1723), mathematician, mastser of the Academy at Greenwich
Print
1723 (engraved)
1723 (engraved)
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Mezzotint engraving of Thomas Weston (active c.1723), mathematician, master of the Academy at Greenwich. Portrait, three-quarter-length, full face, wearing a striped gown, seated at a table upon which are a dissected cone, mathematical instruments and an inkwell. Frontispiece to his A Copy Book, [London], 1726. Lettered with name of sitter and M Dahl pinx: John Faber fecit 1723.
Object details
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| Title | Thomas Weston (active ca.1723), mathematician, mastser of the Academy at Greenwich (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint engraving print on paper |
| Brief description | Mezzotint engraving by John Faber II (ca.1684-1756) after a painting by M Dahl. Portrait of Thomas Weston (active c.1723), mathematician, master of the Academy at Greenwich. Three-quarter-length, full face, wearing a striped gown. Frontispiece to his A Copy Book, London, 1726. Lettered with name of sitter, artist, engraver and dated. |
| Physical description | Mezzotint engraving of Thomas Weston (active c.1723), mathematician, master of the Academy at Greenwich. Portrait, three-quarter-length, full face, wearing a striped gown, seated at a table upon which are a dissected cone, mathematical instruments and an inkwell. Frontispiece to his A Copy Book, [London], 1726. Lettered with name of sitter and M Dahl pinx: John Faber fecit 1723. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Ambrose Heal |
| Object history | BM:P:1; J.C.S.379; Heal pp.114, 115, 178 and Pl.21 Frontispiece to his A Copy Book, London, 1726. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1965.
The full text of the entry is as follows:
'FABER, John, II (c.1684-1756)
[…]
Thomas Weston (active c.1723), mathematician, master of the
Academy at Greenwich. Portrait, three-quarter-length, full face,
wearing a striped gown, seated at a table upon which are a dissected
cone, mathematical instruments and an inkwell. (BM:P:1;
J.C.S.379; Heal pp.114, 115, 178 and Pl.21) Frontispiece to his
A Copy Book, [London], 1726.
Lettered with name of sitter and M Dahl pinx: John Faber fecit 1723.
Mezzotint. 14 x 9 7/8 (35.5 x 25)
E.879-1965
Bequeathed by Sir Ambrose Heal' |
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| Accession number | E.879-1965 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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