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RefNoP/0090
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Moivre, Abraham de
ArtistHighmore, Joseph
Date1736
DescriptionHalf length, right profile. Signed by the artist
ObjectNamePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions749 x 622 mm
NotesRobinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980)
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenancePresented by Edward Montague, 1769
RelatedMaterialColour transparency, Box N101. IM/3131
RelatedRecordIM/003131
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6806Moivre; Abraham de (1667 - 1754); French mathematician1667 - 1754
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