The Founding of the Royal Society
date: label: date made
content: 1667
notes: label: Description
content: This print appeared as the frontispiece to Thomas Sprat, <i>The History of the Royal Society of London" (London, 1667). The central image is a bust of Charles II crowned by an angel representing Fame. William Brouncker, the founding president of the Royal Society, sits on one side. Francis Bacon, the natural philosopher whose ideas inspired the organization, sits on the other. In the background are numerous books as well as optical, mathematical, and philosophical instruments. The “Evelyn D.D.C.” inscription refers to John Evelyn, a founding member of the Royal Society and the artist of this image. The “Wenceslas Hollar” inscription refers to the Bohemian engraver who prepared the plate.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.319385
label: catalog number
content: 319385
label: accession number
content: 236658
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 20.955 cm x 16.51 cm