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Image number: RS.9701
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Portrait of Paul Buissiere
Date
ca. 1730s
Sitter
Paul Buissiere (1650 - 1739, French
) , Surgeon
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 764mm
width (painting): 638mm
width (painting): 638mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Paul Buissiere in a painted oval, half-turned to the right as viewed. Buissiere wears a brown coat with gold buttons, with a white neck-cloth and shoulder-length brown wig.
Paul Buissiere was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1699.
Paul Buissiere was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1699.
Transcription
PAUL BUISSIERE ESQ., F.R.S.
Paul Buissiere
S15
No.8
PAUL BUISSIERE F.R.S. (Elected 1698) PAINTER UNKNOWN
Paul Buissiere
S15
No.8
PAUL BUISSIERE F.R.S. (Elected 1698) PAINTER UNKNOWN
Object history
Presented by Peter Buissiere, 1770.
The donation was noted in the Society’s Journal Book: “These presents were delivered at the Table. 1. The Pourtrait of Paul Buissiere Esq. formerly a Member of this Society, presented by his nephew Peter Buissiere Esq.“ [Royal Society Journal Book, Original, JBO/27, meeting of 8 November 1770, p.331]; and in the annual list of presents within the Philosophical Transactions. [“Presents made to the Royal Society in the year 1770; with the names of donors”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol.60 (1770), p.xv].
The donation was noted in the Society’s Journal Book: “These presents were delivered at the Table. 1. The Pourtrait of Paul Buissiere Esq. formerly a Member of this Society, presented by his nephew Peter Buissiere Esq.“ [Royal Society Journal Book, Original, JBO/27, meeting of 8 November 1770, p.331]; and in the annual list of presents within the Philosophical Transactions. [“Presents made to the Royal Society in the year 1770; with the names of donors”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol.60 (1770), p.xv].
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