Portrait of Edmond Halley (1656-1742) Webber View of the cathedral's west

View of the cathedral's west front

The work had been carried out by the Atlantic Telegraph Company

Original is oil on canvas 79x91

'The loyal toast'

with a walking stick

Portrait of Edmond Halley (1656-1742) Webber View of the cathedral's westEdmond Halley as a relatively young man, apparently in his thirties. The sitter is shown at half length with long, dark naturally styled hair and has blue eyes. He is dressed in a loose brown robe with wide sleeves over a white shirt worn open at the neck. In his left hand he holds a sheet of paper upon which is drawn a diagram of an elliptical orbit. Edmond Halley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1678. Original: oil on canvas, 765x639mm.