Portrait of John Wilkins (1614-1672) mb-height 3140 The sitter's body faces towards

The sitter's body faces towards the viewer's right

6th January 1989

The title is on cartouche with City arms above and lions as supporters

that Boydell had done it himself to excite public sympathy

A young woman stands in the bar at the back of the room

Portrait of John Wilkins (1614-1672) mb-height 3140 The sitter's body faces towardsJohn Wilkins is painted at three quarter length, seated, in ecclesiastical dress, a black tippet over a white surplice. He has dark natural hair, shoulder length and a narrow moustache. The left hand rests on the arm of his chair; the right loosely on his knee. John Wilkins was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1660, he was a founder of the Society. Original: oil on canvas, 1270x1016mm. ca. 1670 1672