Portrait of John Ray
Date
mid 18th century
Sitter
John Ray (1627 - 1705, English) , Clergyman
Creator
William Faithorne (1620 - 1691, British) , Draughtsman
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 95mm
width (print): 78mm
height (paper support): 178mm
width (paper support): 136mm
width (print): 78mm
height (paper support): 178mm
width (paper support): 136mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Ray, turned to the right as viewed and looking out to viewer. He wears cassock, bands and shoulder length wig.
Inscribed on separate paper ‘John Ray, F.R.S’.
John Ray was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1667.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.69
Inscribed on separate paper ‘John Ray, F.R.S’.
John Ray was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1667.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.69
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