Portrait of John Ray
Date
1804
Sitter
John Ray (1627 - 1705, English) , Naturalist
Creator
William Holl (1771 - 1838, British) , Engraver
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Dimensions
height (print): 125mm
width (print): 100mm
width (print): 100mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Ray within an oval frame. He is shown in a loose ecclesiastical robe and is turned slightly to his right. The frame is surmounted by flowering branches. Below the portrait, an illustration of the allegorical figure of Britannia crowning a bust of Ray can be seen.
Inscribed below portrait: ‘The Revd JOHN RAY, A.M. F.R.S. / Author of Historia Plantarum.’ Inscribed on Britannia’s scroll: ‘The wisdom / of God in / the works / of Creation / Symopsis / methodica / stirpium / Britanni / carum’
Inscribed below: ‘Unwins del’ ‘Britannia crowning Ray as the Prince of English Botanists’ ‘Holl sculp.’ ‘NB. This Picture is in the British Museum.’ ‘Mrs Beale pinx.’ ‘Holl sculpt.’ ‘London, Published for Dr. Thornton, Augt 1. 1804.’
John Ray (1627-1705), English naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1667.
Inscribed below portrait: ‘The Revd JOHN RAY, A.M. F.R.S. / Author of Historia Plantarum.’ Inscribed on Britannia’s scroll: ‘The wisdom / of God in / the works / of Creation / Symopsis / methodica / stirpium / Britanni / carum’
Inscribed below: ‘Unwins del’ ‘Britannia crowning Ray as the Prince of English Botanists’ ‘Holl sculp.’ ‘NB. This Picture is in the British Museum.’ ‘Mrs Beale pinx.’ ‘Holl sculpt.’ ‘London, Published for Dr. Thornton, Augt 1. 1804.’
John Ray (1627-1705), English naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1667.