‘Meeting of the Royal Society, at Somerset House’
Date
1843
After
Frederick William Fairholt (1814 - 1866, British) , Artist
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Dimensions
height (print): 244mm
width (print): 261mm
width (print): 261mm
Subject
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Description
A meeting of Fellows of the Royal Society at Somerset House (the home of the Royal Society from 1780-1857). The interior view shows an ornate candle-lit room, the walls lined with portraits of Fellows. The attendees sit on benches facing the President of the Royal Society who conducts proceedings, the Royal Society mace rests on a table in the centre of the room. A voting box is being handed around.
Plate to The Illustrated London News, December 23, 1843, page 412.
Plate to The Illustrated London News, December 23, 1843, page 412.
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