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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 John Vanderbank (1694 - 1739)
Engraver George White ca. 1684-1732
Commissioned by Martin Folkes (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.