Johan Gørbitz, painter2018-09-252018-09-25undatedhttp://172.16.52.76:80/cdm/ref/collection/coll3/id/260https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12111/4381Formal portrait of famed Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel, which was hanging on the wall of Atle Selberg's office on the Institute for Advanced Study campus. This appears to be a pastel of an often reproduced portrait of Abel by the Norweigan painter Johan Gørbitz (1782-1853). The drawing is under an oval mat in a gilt wooden frame that is stamped on the verso by the framer in Stockholm, Sweden.7 1/4 x 5 3/8ColorPermission to use this image must be requested from the Institute's Archives. Please contact archives@ias.edu.Abel, Niels Henrik, 1802-1829Portrait of Niels Henrik AbelImage