Portrait of Henry Spelman
Date
late 18th century
Sitter
Henry Spelman (1563 - 1641, British) , Historian
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
John Hinton, Publisher
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 145mm
width (print): 95mm
width (print): 95mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Henry Spelman, shown bearded, with a lace cap, ruff collar and cloak. Turned to the right as viewed, gaze regarding the viewer. Presented in an oval, supported by 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.267 in volume 3 of the adapted set of Weld’s History.
Inscription above: ‘Engraved for the Universal Magazine.’ Inscribed below: ‘SR. HENRY SPELMAN. Printed for J. Hinton at the King’s Arms, in Paternoster Row.’
Henry Spelman (1563/4-1641) British historian and antiquary.
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.267 in volume 3 of the adapted set of Weld’s History.
Inscription above: ‘Engraved for the Universal Magazine.’ Inscribed below: ‘SR. HENRY SPELMAN. Printed for J. Hinton at the King’s Arms, in Paternoster Row.’
Henry Spelman (1563/4-1641) British historian and antiquary.
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