Portrait of Robert Southwell (1635-1702) mb-code 1620562 Alderman Atkins stands on balcony

Alderman Atkins stands on balcony of Mansion House directing a jet of water on little Jacobins below who have set fire to London

Church of St Mary Aldermanbury

of their natural size by George Edwards

'The Next Sweet Thing à La Porcupine

'A continuation of the Experiments on the Attrition of Glass' and 'Some farther Experiments relating to the Electricity of Glass'

Portrait of Robert Southwell (1635-1702) mb-code 1620562 Alderman Atkins stands on balconyThree quarter length portrait of Robert Southwell seated on wooden armchair with a rolled back and armrests. Southwell wears a brown shoulder length wig, white shirt with lace at the cuffs, lace neck cloth and brown robe. His right hand rests against the chair arm, index finger slightly extended. Robert Southwell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663, he served as its President from 1690 to 1695. Original: oil on canvas, 1270x1016mm. ca.