Paper, 'An account of a secrett in the use of painting in answere to the commands of the Royall Societie' by Mr [Thomas] Povey
Reference number: CLP/2/24
Date: 1665
Description
Povey describes a way of preventing glare on a painting by using oil of eggs. An experiment on its effectiveness was carried out by Mr Streter [Robert Streater, painter and etcher].
Subject: Chemistry
Read to the Royal Society on 18 April 1665.
- Reference number
- CLP/2/24
- Earliest possible date
- 1665
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 19 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Thomas Povey, Paper, 'An account of a secrett in the use of painting in answere to the commands of the Royall Societie' by Mr [Thomas] Povey, 1665, CLP/2/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_2_24/paper-an-account-of-a-secrett-in-the-use-of-painting-in-answere-to-the-commands-of-the-royall-societie-by-mr-thomas-povey, accessed on 13 July 2025
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