Portrait of Peter Collinson (1694-1768) mb-code 1620887 New College House

New College House

Map of the Cities of London and Westminster

Found in the collection of the Neue Pinakothek

an illustration from Contributions to solar physics

It opened in 1794 but was destroyed by fire in 1809

Portrait of Peter Collinson (1694-1768) mb-code 1620887 New College HouseHalf length portrait of Collinson within a draped oval. In the foreground are (left) a book opened at the plate of a flower labelled 'Collinsonia' with specimens of shells; with (right) a plant specimen and scattered volumes labelled 'Nat Hist'. Inscribed: 'PETER COLLINSON. FRS. SAS: ACAD. REG. BEROL: et SVEC. SOC: Aeta: LXXV. J. Miller [active 1769 1825] Sculp:'. Peter Collinson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728. Original: engraving.