Portrait of Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
Date
c.1851
Sitter
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton (1790 - 1851, British)
Creator
Charles Cook (British) , Engraver
After
Antoine Francois Jean Claudet (1797 - 1867, French) , Photographer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 230mm
width (print): 130mm
width (print): 130mm
Subject
Description
Half-length study of Northampton, seated and in profile, facing to the left as viewed. The sitter holds a monocle of spectacles in his left hand, worn by a ribbon. His elbow rests on a lace-covered table.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The engraving appears at commencement of Weld’s work, where there is a dedication to Northampton, as President of the Royal Society, and to Council and Fellows.
No inscriptions; the plate has been trimmed.
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton (1790-1851) patron of the arts and science, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1830. He served as President, 1838-1848.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The engraving appears at commencement of Weld’s work, where there is a dedication to Northampton, as President of the Royal Society, and to Council and Fellows.
No inscriptions; the plate has been trimmed.
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton (1790-1851) patron of the arts and science, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1830. He served as President, 1838-1848.
Object history
Print from Charles Richard Weld's A history of the Royal Society, vol. 1... (London, John W. Parker, 1848) grangerized by the writer and collector Alexander Meyrick Broadley (1847–1916) into 8 volumes, adding illustrative material and manuscript items to Weld's text. The books were initially owned by Ludwig Mond FRS (1839–1909), and according to an inscription by his son Robert Ludwig Mond FRS (1867–1938) they were intended for presentation to the Society. This eventually happened in late 1959, the donor being the politician Harry Nathan (1889–1963), Lord Nathan of Churt.
Related fellows
Charles Richard Weld (1813 - 1869, British) , Author
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