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Reference numberNLB/52/856
Alternative reference numberNLB/52 p485
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to S. F. Peckham Esquire;114 Stirling Place, Brooklyn, New York
Date2 March 1916
DescriptionReply to an earlier letter from S. F. Peckham Esquire with regards to the Society's portrait of Lord Francis Bacon. Provides Mr. Peckham with the following details of the Francis Bacon Portrait as found on the catalogue: 'Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Painted in the Studio of Paul Van Somer; presented by Martin Folkes, F.R.S. in 1754.'
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8378Folkes; Martin (1690 - 1754); antiquary and natural philosopher1690 - 1754
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