William Oughtred

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William Oughtred, watercolour by George Perfect Harding after an engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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William Oughtred, watercolour by George Perfect Harding after an engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

William Oughtred, watercolour by George Perfect Harding after an engraving by Wenceslaus...

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