ABSTRACT
Evelyn, who was in the 1650s – in the apt description of Michael Hunter – ‘a virtuoso in quest of a role’, came into contact with these disciples of Bacon on his return from prolonged Continental travels in 1652. In June 1653 Evelyn was described by Hartlib in his Ephemerides as being engaged on a ‘great Worke
14.1 Abraham Blooteling, Portrait of Rupert.
