Portrait of Peter Collinson (1694-1768) cowboys This was a project jointly

This was a project jointly funded by Britain and America

Countess of Huntingdon

by Sir John Frederick William Herschel

this tribute to the work of the architect Sir Christopher Wren brings together all the buildings thought to be by Wren in London

Portrait of Peter Collinson (1694-1768) cowboys This was a project jointlyHalf 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.