Portrait of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Size:S: 30 x 25cm Equestrian statue of King George

Equestrian statue of King George III

omnibus and street seller

South Kensington

21st July 1962

View of Ludgate Hill from Fleet Street

Portrait of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Size:S: 30 x 25cm Equestrian statue of King GeorgeHalf length portrait of an elderly Fontenelle, wearing a black turban and a loose red fur trimmed robe over a white shirt and neck cloth. There is an open and a closed book in front of him, on a table surface at which Fontenelle holds fabric loosely with his right hand. He is seated on a green, round backed chair and behind are bookshelves and a red armillary sphere. Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1733.