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Print (Engraving, Framed) Representing the Foundation of the Royal Society, by John Evelyn and Wenceslaus Hollar, 1667

Inventory Number 13185

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.13185

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Signed within engraving: 'Evelyn inv D.D. C.' and 'Wenceslaus Hollar f 1667.'; inscription on pillar: 'Carolvs II Societatis Regalis Avthor & Patronvs'.
Other inscriptions
Heading and caption on mount [in handwriting of Francis Maddison]: 'The Foundation of the Royal Society' and 'Copper-engraving, by Wenceslaus Hollar, commemorating the Society's Foundation. (Frontispiece to Thomas Sprat, History of the Royal Society ..., London, 1667.) A bust of Charles II is flanked by portraits of Lord Brouncker, the first President, and Francis Bacon.'.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Wood
Glass
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 214mm Width: 161mm
Inventory No
13185

Description

Engraved frontispiece to Thomas Sprat, History of the Royal Society ... (London, 1667). A bust of Charles II on an inscribed pedestal is flanked by the figures of Lord Brouncker, the first President of the Royal Society, and Francis Bacon, the 'artium instaurator'. Scientific instruments are depicted in the background, and the Royal Society's coat of arms is at the top. Framed and glazed (mounted, framed, and captioned for display in the Museum).

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