| Reference number | P/0098 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of Paget, Thomas |
| Artist | Beale, Mary |
| Date | c 1700 |
| Description | Half length, full face, in clerical dress, holding a book. He was not a Fellow, but on his death in 1717 he bequeathed to the Society two houses in Colman Street which were later sold and the proceeds were added to the Society's funds |
| Format | Painting |
| Materials | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 978 x 762 mm |
| Notes | Paget was a clergyman, educated at Cambridge, who was never a fellow but bequethed to the Society two houses in Coleman Street, London which were soon sold for the benefit of the funds.
Robinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980) |
| Access status | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Related material | B&W negative, Box N101. IM/003406 |
| Related records in the catalogue | IM/003406 |
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