Portrait of John Evelyn
Date
1800
Sitter
John Evelyn (1620 - 1706, British) , Diarist
Creator
James Caldwall (1739 - 1822, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Robert John Thornton, Publisher
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 103mm
width (print): 79mm
height (paper support): 205mm
width (paper support): 152mm
width (print): 79mm
height (paper support): 205mm
width (paper support): 152mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Evelyn in three quarter profile to the left as viewed, he wears cape with falling collar. In an oval frame.
Inscribed on paper support ‘JOHN EVELN ESQ. F.R.S.’ and pencilled ‘e 1663’.
John Evelyn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.19.
Inscribed on paper support ‘JOHN EVELN ESQ. F.R.S.’ and pencilled ‘e 1663’.
John Evelyn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.19.
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