Catalogue of the first special exhibition of national portraits ending with the reign of James II on loan to the South Kensington Museum April 1866 / Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education.

  • Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education.
Date:
1866
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Credit: Catalogue of the first special exhibition of national portraits ending with the reign of James II on loan to the South Kensington Museum April 1866 / Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    959 GILBERT SHELDON, ARCH. OF CANTERBURY. LENT BY PAINTER. Earl of Home. David Loggan. B. 19 July, 1598, at Stanton, Co. Stafford ; educ. at Trinity and All Souls, Oxford ; Warden of All Souls, 1635 ; Chaplain to Charles I. at Oxford, 1646 ; ejected by Parliament Visitors, 1648 ; imprisoned with Dr. Hammond at Oxford ; at Restoration Master of Savoy and President of Conference; succeeded Juxon in Sees of London and Canterbury ; during his Episcopate expended 66,000/. in public charities ; built the Sheldonian theatre at Oxford after Wren's design ; d. 9 Nov. 1677. Half-length ; black cap, episcopal habit. Canvas, 48 X 39 in. 960 SAMUEL BUTLER, Author of « Hudibras. Bodleian Library, Oxford. B. at Strensham, co. Worcester, 1612; educ. at Worcester; patronised by Elizabeth, Countess of Kent, and John Selden ; tutor in the family of Sir Samuel Luke, a Puritan, whom he ridiculed as Sir Knight in Hudibras, of which Pt. I. appeared, 1663, Pt. II. 1664, and Pt. III. 1678 ; at the Restoration was Secretary to Rd. E. of Carbery, who appointed him Steward of Ludlow Castle ; d. in obscurity, 25 Sept. 1680, and bu. at a friend's expense. Half-length ; large brown wig, black gown. Canvas, 50 X 40 in. 961 THOMAS WHARTON, M.D. Royal College of Physicians. Vandyck. B. 1614; educ. at Cambridge; Fellow Coll. Physicians, 1650; remained in London all through the Plague in 1665 ; d. 1673. Bust; black high cap and dress, squared white collar. Canvas, 28 X 22 962 JEREMY TAYLOR, BISHOP OF DOWN AND CONNOR. All Souls College, Oxford. B. 1613, at Cambridge; educ. at Perse's Grammar School and Caius College ; nominated, 1636, to an Oxford Fellowship by Laud ; Rector of Uppingham, 1638 ; King's Chaplain at Oxford ; deprived by Parliament, 1642 ; at Restoration made Bp. of Down and Connor, Jan. 1661 ; Author of Holy Living and Dying, 1651, Life of Christ, 1653, The Golden Grove, 1654 ; d. 13 Aug. 1667. Half-length, seated, looking to 1. ; close cap, with paper and inkstand before him. Canvas, 41 x 31 in. 963 SIR WILLIAM MORTON, Kx., Justice, K.B. Mr. T. B. Bulkeley Owen. Vandyck. Judge of King's Bench, 1665 ; the Judge who condemned Claude Duval to be hanged, and who is said to have declared he would resign his office if so notorious a highwayman were pardoned, Charles II. being inclined to let him escape. Bust; three-cornered hat, judge's scarlet robes. Canvas, 29 X 32 in.