Portrait of Thomas Haselden (d.1740) gullibility apparently in the President's Office

apparently in the President's Office of the Royal Society at Carlton House Terrace

rings round their necks and elaborate headdresses

Cornhill and Lombard Street

showing the Royal family viewing an exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1788

Portrait of Thomas Haselden (d.1740) gullibility apparently in the President's OfficeHead and shoulders portrait, oval, Haselden wearing a shoulder length wig, with a loose gown over a buttoned coat or waistcoat and a white neck cloth. A coat of arms appears below the main image. Inscribed: 'Thomas Haselden, F. R. S, Head Master of the Royal Academy at Portsmouth. T Frye pinxt. 1735. J. Faber fecit, 1740.' In pencil lower left '1739'; lower right '2 6'. Thomas Haselden was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1739. Original: