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J.T. Desaguliers
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J.T. Desaguliers

Date1725
After work by Hans Hysing (1678-1753)
Engraver Peter Pelham
Publisher John Bowles (1701 - 1779)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with line engraving
DimensionsOther (Plate): 14 × 10in. (35.6 × 25.4cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1950-706
DescriptionLower margin reads: "J.T. Desauliers Legum Doctor, Regia Societatis Londinesis/ Sociius, Honoratissimo Duci de Chandos à Sacris Philosophia Naturalis/ Experimentatorum ope Illustrator./ H. Hysing pinx / P. Pelham fec. 1725/ Sold by John Bowles in Mercers Hall Cheapside."
Label TextJohn Theophilus Desaguilers (1683-1744) was a famous British natural philosopher, freemason, engineer, and clergyman known for popularizing Newtonian Experimental Philosophy through lectures and demonstrations.