Portrait of Vincenzo Viviani (1622-1703) Selwyn Francis Edge Thames Street

Thames Street

showing twin lights in centre window and oval windows each side

The Lambeth Asylum for Girls

A horse-drawn carriage passes the building

Portrait of Vincenzo Viviani (1622-1703) Selwyn Francis Edge Thames StreetViviani 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