Portrait of John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
Date
early 19th century
Sitter
John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (British) , Politician
Creator
Robert Cooper (British) , Engraver
After
Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 220mm
width (print): 135mm
width (print): 135mm
Subject
Politics & Government
> Law and legislation
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British colonialism
> Law and legislation
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British colonialism
Description
Half-length portrait of John Vaughan, seated, wearing a long wig, with a robe and cravat. Body turned to the left as viewed, with Vaughan facing the viewer.
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.311 in volume 3 of the adapted set of Weld’s History.
Inscription below: ‘Cooper sculpt. JOHN VAUGHAN EARL OF CARBERRY.’. With a coat of arms.
John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (bap.1639-d.1713) British politician and colonial governor, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1685. He served as President of the Royal Society, 1686-1689.
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.311 in volume 3 of the adapted set of Weld’s History.
Inscription below: ‘Cooper sculpt. JOHN VAUGHAN EARL OF CARBERRY.’. With a coat of arms.
John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (bap.1639-d.1713) British politician and colonial governor, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1685. He served as President of the Royal Society, 1686-1689.
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
Associated place