Portrait of John Evelyn
Date
1800
Sitter
John Evelyn (1620 - 1706, British) , Diarist
Creator
James Caldwall (1739 - 1822, British) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 220mm
width (print): 135mm
width (print): 135mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders study of John Evelyn, turned to the left as viewed, looking directly to the viewer. Evelyn wears a lace collar, with a cloak loosely thrown over his shoulders. Presented in an oval frame, with sprigs of oak leaves and acorns above.
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 engraving appears at p.40-41, as Weld’s text notes those philosophers, including Evelyn, who attended meetings at Gresham College, London, in the late 1650s.
Inscribed below: ‘JOHN EVELYN ESQ. F.R.S.. London. Published by Dr. Thornton December 20 1800.’
John Evelyn (1620-1706) British diarist and writer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.
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 engraving appears at p.40-41, as Weld’s text notes those philosophers, including Evelyn, who attended meetings at Gresham College, London, in the late 1650s.
Inscribed below: ‘JOHN EVELYN ESQ. F.R.S.. London. Published by Dr. Thornton December 20 1800.’
John Evelyn (1620-1706) British diarist and writer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.
Object history
Print from Charles Richard Weld's A history of the Royal Society, vol. 1... (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