| RefNo | P/0098 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of Thomas Paget |
| Artist | Beale; Mary (1633 - 1699); painter [attributed] |
| 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 |
| ObjectName | 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. Artist is attributed, there is no documentary evidence to support it.
Robinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980) |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| RelatedMaterial | B&W negative, Box N101. IM/003406 |
| RelatedRecord | IM/003406 |
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