Portrait of John Flamsteed
Date
late 18th century
Sitter
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
Creator
Joseph Baker (British) , Engraver
After
Thomas Gibson (1680 - 1751, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 170mm
width (print): 110mm
width (print): 110mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of John Flamsteed, turned to the left as viewed, regarding the viewer. Dressed in a robe, with bands, and a wig, with one hand held at his breast. Within an oval frame, on a pedestal.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The print appears at p.225 in volume 2 of the adapted set of Weld’s History. The text notes Flamsteed’s first contribution to the Royal Society in 1669, when his name appears in the Journal Book.
Inscribed below: ‘FLAMSTEED. T. Gibson pinx: Josh. Baker Sculp.’
John Flamsteed (1649-1719) British astronomer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1677.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The print appears at p.225 in volume 2 of the adapted set of Weld’s History. The text notes Flamsteed’s first contribution to the Royal Society in 1669, when his name appears in the Journal Book.
Inscribed below: ‘FLAMSTEED. T. Gibson pinx: Josh. Baker Sculp.’
John Flamsteed (1649-1719) British astronomer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1677.
Object history
Print from Charles Richard Weld's 2 volume A history of the Royal Society... (London, John W. Parker, 1848) grangerized by the writer and collector Alexander Meyrick Broadley (1847–1916) into 8 volumes, adding illustrative material and manuscript items to Weld's text. The books were initially owned by Ludwig Mond FRS (1839–1909), and according to an inscription by his son Robert Ludwig Mond FRS (1867–1938) they were intended for presentation to the Society. This eventually happened in late 1959, the donor being the politician Harry Nathan (1889–1963), Lord Nathan of Churt.
Related fellows
Charles Richard Weld (1813 - 1869, British) , Author
Associated place