Portrait of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Product:Framed picture Unless ante-dated

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the Emperor of Russia had recently given guarantees that he had no intention of acquiring Constantinople

Performance at Sadler's Wells Theatre

Donald 'Ginger' McCain

Portrait of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Product:Framed picture Unless ante-datedHalf 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.