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OriginalLeonhard Euler, 1753
Reason
Leonhard Euler, very prominent mathematician. For details see the lead section of his article and [1]. Edited image (removed minor bright spots). On a sidenote: [2], [3]
Articles in which this image appears
Leonhard Euler, History of mathematics, List of things named after Leonhard Euler
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Jakob Emanuel Handmann, via Kunstmuseum Basel, edited by Bammesk
  • I would definitely trust the source, the Kunstmuseum in Basel. It is possible this particular image is slightly corrected to remove some brownish tint from varnishing - the other examples look much worse. --Janke | Talk 17:02, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Leonhard Euler - Jakob Emanuel Handmann (Kunstmuseum Basel).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:12, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]