. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . X 5 o >»:/) z J3 > *j *« -> 2 = u ft: > o w Q. J) z £ o X o V ) —) c^ .5 rt 60 u ? c —. D < en JOHN EVELYN (1620-1706) son of Richard Evelyn and Eleanor Standsfield, was born at Wottonin Surrey. His father was a rich man, the family fortunes havingbeen founded on gunpowder mills. John was educated at Lewes,and at Balliol College, Oxford. During the Civil War he travelledin Italy and laid the foundations of his exquisite taste both asa virtuoso and a man of letters. He made more than one visitto England, but did not
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . X 5 o >»:/) z J3 > *j *« -> 2 = u ft: > o w Q. J) z £ o X o V ) —) c^ .5 rt 60 u ? c —. D < en JOHN EVELYN (1620-1706) son of Richard Evelyn and Eleanor Standsfield, was born at Wottonin Surrey. His father was a rich man, the family fortunes havingbeen founded on gunpowder mills. John was educated at Lewes,and at Balliol College, Oxford. During the Civil War he travelledin Italy and laid the foundations of his exquisite taste both asa virtuoso and a man of letters. He made more than one visitto England, but did not finally return until 1652, when he settledat Sayes Court, near Deptford. Here he amused himself withgardening, the arrangement of his artistic collections, and the societyof men of learning like Boyle and Wilkins, among whom he may bereckoned as one of the founders of the Royal Society. In a quietway, without any very active plotting, he did much to promote theRestoration of Charles II. After that event he was frequently con-sulted by the Government on questions connected with art, learning,and political economy; but the only serious office he held was
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