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An engraving of Martin Folkes (1690-1754), an English antiquary and scientist who served as President of the Royal Society from 1741 to 1753 and President of the Society of Antiquaries from 1749 to 1754. Produced after an original portrait by William Hogarth, the image portrays Folkes, a noted numismatist and mathematician, alongside a broken classical column reflecting his scholarly interests. c.1754.
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