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Print (Etching) of John Tradescant the elder, by W. Hollar, London, 1656

Inventory Number 64447


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.64447

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Dr B.E. Juel-Jenson, Oxford
Primary inscriptions
Inscription below: "Johannes Tradescantus Pater, rerum selectarum insignem supellectilem in Reconditorio Lambetjiano propè Londinium etiamnum visendam primus institutit ac locupletavit. Bottom right: W. Hollar sculp. Pencil annotation verso: Presented by Dr B.E. Juel-Jenson, Oxford
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Etching
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 126mm Width: 80mm
Inventory No
64447
Accession Number
1964-163

Description

Etching. Illustration to Tradescant's 'Museum Tradescantianum' (1656). Head and shoulders portrait in oval frame of palm leaves.