Portrait of William Molyneux
Date
mid 18th century
Sitter
William Molyneux (1656 - 1698, British) , Philosopher
Creator
Philip Sims (British) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 125mm
width (print): 75mm
width (print): 75mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Molyneux, in wig, robe and cravat. Looking to the right as viewed, presented in an oval, supported 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.302 in volume 3 of the adapted set of Weld’s History. Weld’s text refers to the correspondence between Molyneux and Edmond Halley.
Inscription below: ‘P. Simms Sc. WILLM. MOLLINEUX of the City of Dublin Esqr.’.
William Molyneux (1656-1698) British experimental philosopher and constitutional writer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1686.
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.302 in volume 3 of the adapted set of Weld’s History. Weld’s text refers to the correspondence between Molyneux and Edmond Halley.
Inscription below: ‘P. Simms Sc. WILLM. MOLLINEUX of the City of Dublin Esqr.’.
William Molyneux (1656-1698) British experimental philosopher and constitutional writer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1686.
Object history
Print from Charles Richard Weld's A history of the Royal Society, vol. 3... (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
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