The John Bargrave Collection
Alexander Marshal (1620-7? - 1682)
English entomologist, collector, gardener, and botanical artist. Marshal produced a florilegium for the younger Tradescant. Marshall, “the first skilled botanical artist that we know of in Britain,” was brought up in France and lived for a time in South Lambeth with John Tradescant the Younger (Willes, 183). In August 1682, John Evelyn visited Henry Compton, Bishop of London, at Fulham, where he was shown Marshall's natural history collection and was most impressed by his collection of insects." Marshall was living with Compton at the time (Willes, 183, citing Evelyn's Diary, iv, p. 289, 1 August 1682. Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Marshal Roles: Artist - illustratorCollector (minor)
Relevant locations: Lived at or near South Lambeth Road
People linked to person: Alexander Marshal was a friend of Henry Compton (1631/2-1713)
Alexander Marshal was a great-uncle of John Tradescant, the Younger (4 Aug 1608 [bap.]-22 Apr 1662)
Alexander Marshal was a source of object(s) for John Tradescant, the Younger (4 Aug 1608 [bap.]-22 Apr 1662)