Portrait of George Monck
Date
late 18th century
Sitter
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608 - 1670, British) , Army officer
Creator
After
Robert Winthrop White (1921, American) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 175mm
width (print): 110mm
width (print): 110mm
Subject
Description
Half-length study of George Monck, wearing a coronet and ermine over armour, with a lace collar and the chain of the Order of the Garter. Within an oval frame, resting on a pedestal; the sitter is turned to the left as viewed, looking directly to 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 engraving appears at p.125, as Weld’s text provides a brief biography of the Society’s first President, Lord Brouncker, noting that he signed the declaration acknowledging General Monk’s role in the Restoration.
Inscribed above: ‘THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE’. Inscribed below: ‘GENERAL MONK. For J. Hinton at ye Kings Arms in Newgate Street.’
George Monck [Monk], 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608-1670) British army officer and naval officer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1665.
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.125, as Weld’s text provides a brief biography of the Society’s first President, Lord Brouncker, noting that he signed the declaration acknowledging General Monk’s role in the Restoration.
Inscribed above: ‘THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE’. Inscribed below: ‘GENERAL MONK. For J. Hinton at ye Kings Arms in Newgate Street.’
George Monck [Monk], 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608-1670) British army officer and naval officer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1665.
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.C
Related fellows
Charles Richard Weld (1813 - 1869, British) , Author
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