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Portrait of Nehemiah Grew
James Newton (1748-1808) and after Robert White (1645-1703)1800
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
Head and shoulders portrait of Grew in wig, robe and neck-cloth. A sprig of plant appears above. The print has been trimmed, removing a view of Gresham College which appears at the bottom of this work. Nehemiah Grew was elected a Fellow of Royal Society in 1671. He acted as Curator of Plants at the Royal Society 1672-1673.
Details
- Title: Portrait of Nehemiah Grew
- Creator: James Newton (1748-1808), after Robert White (1645-1703)
- Date Created: 1800
- Provenance: J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878.
- External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
- Medium: Paper, Ink
- Scientist: Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712)
- Field: Physiology, Botany
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