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Snakes and leaders

history of science
Ainsley Vinall
07 July 2026
5 mins

Ainsley Vinall examines the symbolism behind a late portrait of Isaac Newton in the collections of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­.

Out of the picture

history of science
Ainsley Vinall
16 October 2025
6 mins

Intrigued by a portrait that was briefly part of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s collection, Ainsley Vinall investigates some other 'paintings that got away'.

Virginia Mills
25 September 2025
4 mins

Virginia Mills looks at two medical case studies in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s Philosophical Transactions, and the portraits of the patients.

The nearly man

history of science
Ainsley Vinall
18 February 2025
5 mins

Ainsley Vinall tells the story of the astronomer Alexander Aubert FRS, the subject of an oil painting recently purchased by Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­.

Mistaken identities

history of science
Ainsley Vinall
17 September 2024
6 mins

Some prints in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s picture collection - and even one of the oil paintings - are not who we thought they were, as Ainsley Vinall explains.

Friends reunited

history of science
Vida Milovanovic
29 May 2024
5 mins

Vida Milovanovic discovers the stories behind Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s portraits of Albert Einstein and Max Born.

Family portrait

history of science
Ainsley Vinall
14 May 2024
6 mins

The scientific influence of Thomas Henry Huxley FRS reappears throughout the lives of his children and grandchildren, as Ainsley Vinall discovers.

Magnetic Halley

history of science
Jon Bushell
16 October 2023
5 mins

Jon Bushell looks at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s portraits of Edmond Halley, and a diagram of Halley's curious model for the internal structure of the Earth.

Pursuing portraiture

history of science
Ellen Embleton
26 September 2022
5 mins

Ellen Embleton discovers how Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Library acquired its collection of engravings, including more than 900 portraits amassed by the scientific writer John Peter Gassiot FRS.

Light and Airy

history of science
Daniel Belteki
27 September 2021
6 mins

Clues to the early life and scientific interests of Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy can be found in his portrait at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­, as Daniel Belteki explains.

Ellen Embleton
04 May 2021
3 mins

We've made some improvements to the web interface of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Picture Library, as Ellen Embleton explains.

Snapping scientists

history of science
Ellen Embleton
06 April 2021
3 mins

Ellen Embleton highlights our collection of Admission Day photographs of Royal Society Fellows, and discovers how the practice began.