| RefNo | IM/001790 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Grew, Nehemiah |
| Artist | Newton; James (1748 - 1808); engraver |
| Date | 1800 |
| Description | Half-length portrait showing Nehemiah Grew in an oval frame surmounted by a flowering branch of Grewia, which Carl Linnaeus named in his honour. Below the portrait is a picture of Gresham College. Oval. Engraved by James Newton. |
| InscriptionContent | ‘NEHEMIAH GREW, M.D./SECRETARY TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY./Gresham College, where the first meetings of the Royal Society were held./Newton sculp./London. Published for Dr Thornton November 1st 1800.’ |
| ObjectName | Engraving |
| Materials | Black and white engraving |
| Dimensions | 140 x 120 mm |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Copies | B&W negative of Gresham College Section, Box N101 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8411 | Grew; Nehemiah (1641 - 1712); botanist and physiologist | 1641 - 1712 |