Record

RefNoP/0098
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Paget, Thomas
ArtistBeale, Mary
Datec 1700
DescriptionHalf 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
ObjectNamePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions978 x 762 mm
NotesPaget 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)
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialB&W negative, Box N101. IM/003406
RelatedRecordIM/003406
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