Print (Engraving) Leonhard Euler, 18th Century

Subject: Print Collection
Item type: Object
Makers: Leonhard Euler
Primary inscriptions: Titled: 'Leonhd. Euler Nat. Basilae MDCCVII Mort. Petrop. MDCCLXXXIII.' With inscription below print: 'Ad prototypum artifice Em: Handmanni Basil.s manu pictum inque honorem summi Viri Bibliothecce publicae Amplissimi Magistratus Basileensis jussu illatum aere expressit Patriaeque dicavit Christ:à Mechel Chalcogr: Basil. s' With stamp of Reichner Herbt on verso and autograph annotation in pencil: 'Furss Lobreck, Basel, 1786'.
Physical material: Paper
Physical medium: Black ink
Physical technique: Engraving
Object type: Print
Dimensions: Height: 193mm Width: 112mm
Inventory No: 18817

Description

Engraving. Oval portrait of Leonard Euler, with globe, telescope, quadrant and maps. Annotation: numbered 76 on bottom left corner.