Portrait of Thomas Martyn
Date
1799
Sitter
Thomas Martyn (1735 - 1825, British) , Botanist
Creator
Giovanni Vendramini (1769 - 1839, Italian) , Engraver
After
John Russell (1745 - 1806, British) , Painter
Object type
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Material
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Subject
Content object
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Martyn within an oval frame, with a botanical illustration of leaves and flowers surmounting the portrait. Martyn is shown in academic dress with a black coat and white squared collar. Below the portrait is an illustration of three Cambridge University buildings: King’s College Chapel, the Public Library and Senate House.
Inscribed below portrait: ‘The Revd THOMAS MARTYN, B.D. F.R.S./Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge.’ Inscribed below illustration: ‘View of King’s College Chapel, the Public Library, and Senate House.’ ‘Russell R.A. Portrait Painter to their Majesties, pinxt.’ ‘Vendramini sculpt.’ ‘London, Published for Dr Thornton, June 1. 1799.’
Thomas Martyn (1735-1825), English botanist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786.
Inscribed below portrait: ‘The Revd THOMAS MARTYN, B.D. F.R.S./Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge.’ Inscribed below illustration: ‘View of King’s College Chapel, the Public Library, and Senate House.’ ‘Russell R.A. Portrait Painter to their Majesties, pinxt.’ ‘Vendramini sculpt.’ ‘London, Published for Dr Thornton, June 1. 1799.’
Thomas Martyn (1735-1825), English botanist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786.