| RefNo | P/0044 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | c.1740 |
| Description | Half length, slightly right profile, leaning on a book, astronomical equipment in the background |
| ObjectName | Painting |
| Materials | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 749 x 622 mm |
| Notes | Robinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980) |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Provenance | Presented by Matthew Maty FRS, 1776 |
| RelatedMaterial | Colour transparency, Box N101. IM/001486 |
| RelatedRecord | IM/001486 |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6781 | Fontenelle; Bernard le Bovier de (1657 - 1757) | 1657 - 1757 |