Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.12025

    Portrait of John Locke

    Date
    19th century
    Sitter
    John Locke (1632 - 1704, British) , Physician
    Creator
    James Posselwhite (1798 - 1884, British) , Engraver
    Creator - Organisation
    Charles Knight, Publisher
    After
    Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Painter
    Object type
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 265mm
    width (print): 177mm
    Subject
    Description
    Head and shoulders portrait of John Locke in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed. He wears white shirt and coat, a bookshelf is visible behind.

    Inscribed ‘Engraved by J. Posselwhite. LOCKE. From the original Picture by Sir G. Kneller in the Hall of Christ Church, Oxford. Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street.’

    John Locke (1632–1704), British philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1668. He published a number of influential works on empiricism and political liberalism, including An essay concerning human understanding (1689). He held posts at Oxford University (1660-1661), the Council of Trade (1673-1675) and the Commissioner of Trade and Plantations (1689-1704).
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