Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Charles Hutton (1737-1823), Mathematician
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- Biography and References
Mathematician; b. Newcastle, he opened a mathematical school at Jesmond 1760; wrote The Schoolmaster’s Guide 1764 and many essays, primarily in the field of applied mathematics; professor of mathematics at the Royal Academy, Woolwich 1773-1807; FRS 1774; LL.D. Edinburgh 1779.
‘He is remarkable for his unassuming deportment, for the simplicity of his habits, the mildness and equability of his temper, and the permanency and warmth of his personal attachments’ (Gentleman's Magazine, 1823).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
‘He is remarkable for his unassuming deportment, for the simplicity of his habits, the mildness and equability of his temper, and the permanency and warmth of his personal attachments’ (Gentleman's Magazine, 1823).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.