| RefNo | P/0034 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of Descartes, Rene |
| Description | Half length, right profile. He was born in 1596 and died in 1650. He was not a Fellow. He conducted a scientific correspondence with Father Mersenne of Paris. His own writings were principally philosophical and, although many of his scientific ideas were abandoned, his Cartesian philosophy has influenced strongly the subsequent Western intellectual tradition |
| ObjectName | Painting |
| Materials | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 749 x 629 mm |
| Notes | Robinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980) |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Provenance | Presented by Matthew Maty FRS, 1776 |
| RelatedMaterial | B&W negative, Box N101. IM/001139 |
| RelatedRecord | IM/001139 |
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