John Tradescant the Younger
(1608-1662), Gardener and collectorEarly Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 7 portraits
Tradescant was a traveller, horticulturalist, collector and gardener to Queen Henrietta Maria. His home in South Lambeth, called The Ark, was filled with his Museum Tradescantianum, a collection of rarities which included birds, fish, shells, insects, minerals, coins, medals and unusual plants. After his death the collection went to Elias Ashmole, who subsequently presented it to Oxford University, where it formed the basis of the Ashmolean Museum.
attributed to Thomas De Critz
oil on canvas, 1652
On display at The Garden Museum, London
NPG 1089
by Wenceslaus Hollar
etching, published 1656
NPG D31866
by Wenceslaus Hollar
etching, published 1656
NPG D28372
by Wenceslaus Hollar
etching, published 1656
NPG D18977
John Tradescant the Elder and John Tradescant the Younger
possibly by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 1793
NPG D28374
The Monument of the Tradescants (John Tradescant the Elder; John Tradescant the Younger)
published by Nathaniel Smith, after Wenceslaus Hollar
etching, published 15 July 1793
NPG D12268
John Tradescant the Elder, John Tradescant the Younger, Elias Ashmole
after Wenceslaus Hollar
etching, published 1827
NPG D28375
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