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son, in gilt letters over the varnish, ascribing them to “S" John 
Tradescant.” 
The portrait of Tradescant the son, here reproduced as figure 7, 
is also from the original in the Ashmolean collection. According 
to the inscription underneath the legend, it was drawn from life 
and engraved by Hollar. As might be imagined, portraits of the 
son are more numerous than those of the father. In a Letter to 
* 
fats hannes Tradefca ans, ge 
patern verus ee eee Gbixerium 
congefiaxim. ieqereen ipfe plurimnn. 
ee im . Maveo Ee amicis ¥ vend oon cls, 
ay bodies vs 
ey es 


Fic. 7. John Tradescant, son. By Hollar. From Musaewm Tradescanti- 
anum. London, 1656. 
