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    Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.15111

    Second Royal Charter of the Royal Society

    Date
    22 April 1663
    Creator
    Unknown, Artist
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Material
    Dimensions
    height (page): 660mm
    width (page): 800mm
    Subject
    Content object
    Description
    The decoration of the second Royal Charter of the Royal Society is based closely on that of the first. It shows a portrait of Charles II inside the letter C, surrounded with calligraphic flourishes. The decorative band at the top indicates a bird, a plant with fruits, a carnation and a tulip. The side borders are filled similarly with acanthus-style scrolls with floral patterns. The one difference is the Royal Society's own coat of arms, granted in this Charter, which is decorated in colour in the middle of the left border. Monogram signatures of 'NP' and 'ANR' (?) are found next to the portrait of Charles II.
    Object history
    For the English translation of the Charter, see The Record of the Royal Society of London, 4th edn (London: The Royal Society, 1940), pp. 226-37.
    Related fellows
    Charles II (1630 - 1685, British)
    Associated place
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