Portrait of Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax
Date
early 19th century
Creator
John Swaine (1775 - 1860, British) , Engraver
After
Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Painter
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 172mm
width (print): 112mm
width (print): 112mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of the Earl of Halifax, dressed a long, curled wig, robe and shirt open at the neck. Head turned slightly to the left as viewed. Presented in an oval.
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.331 in volume 3 of the adapted set of Weld’s History. Weld’s text gives an account of Halifax’s career and association with Isaac Newton, Catherine Barton and others.
Inscription below: ‘SWAINE Sc. Charles Montague Lord Halifax. From and Original by Sr. Godfrey Kneller.’. With a facsimile specimen of handwriting and signature.
Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax (1661-1715) British politician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1695. He served as President of the Royal Society, 1695-1698.
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.331 in volume 3 of the adapted set of Weld’s History. Weld’s text gives an account of Halifax’s career and association with Isaac Newton, Catherine Barton and others.
Inscription below: ‘SWAINE Sc. Charles Montague Lord Halifax. From and Original by Sr. Godfrey Kneller.’. With a facsimile specimen of handwriting and signature.
Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax (1661-1715) British politician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1695. He served as President of the Royal Society, 1695-1698.
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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