Portrait of Vincenzo Viviani (1622-1703) Selwyn Francis Edge A horse-drawn carriage passes the

A horse-drawn carriage passes the building

The Lambeth Asylum for Girls

Original: ink and watercolour on paper

14th September 1964

24th March 1969

Portrait of Vincenzo Viviani (1622-1703) Selwyn Francis Edge A horse-drawn carriage passes theViviani is painted at half length, seated, before a table upon which there is a brass armillary sphere, pen and wooden inkwell, with a sheaf of drawings. His left hand grips the wooden arm of the chair, while the right rests on the sphere, holding brass dividers. He is dressed in a loose green gown, trimmed with brown fur at the collar and cuffs. He wears a white shirt held at the throat with a gold and jewelled clasp. Two volumes lie flat at his