Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 5th February 1718. It was proposed for the first time by Mr President Norroy [aged 57] to engrave a drawing of Richard II's picture in Westminster Abbey taken by Mr Talmans [aged 40] direction agreed to.
Mr George Holmes [aged 56] is to do [?] to keep the books belonging to the Society till further order.
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 12th June 1718. Mr Samuel Gale [aged 35] presented to the Society a print of the Ground Plot and Prospect of Hull by Holler, for which their thanks and ordered to be returned to him.
He likewise brought a letter from the Reverend Dr Knight a Member of the Society containing an account of a large skeleton found near Chippenham, Cambs, with massey [?] chains and fetters, dug up near him and some penates dug up at Devizes.
Mr President [aged 57] being obliged to be in the country for the summer season was pleased to propose for Vice-President during his absence, Mr George Holmes [aged 56] which was unamimously approved of by the Society.
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 13th August 1718. Mr Holmes Vice-President [aged 56] brought to the Society two curious antique Roman vessels of fine earth.
Mr Rawlinson brought two [?] prints with descriptions being old pictures, one of the Court of Charles V, the other of Joan of Bourbon. Specimens of ancient [?] paintings in one large sheet of paper. Jollain excidit [?].
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 24th December 1718. Mr Vertue [aged 34] brought a proof of the Plate of Richard II which had the initial approbation of the Society and their thanks for his Care and Accuracy therein and Mr Treasurer [aged 36] was ordered to pay him five Guineas more in part of this Agreement for Engraving.
Mr Vice-President [aged 56] by the [?] of the Society ordered Mr Director [aged 41] to provide us a Box to lay up the Books in.
Mr Samuel Gale brough several Antique Roman Vessels dug up at Port Mahon, and likewise as Treasurer exhibited where it appears he has [?] in Money upon Amount £29:04:06 and has paid £22:4:4. So remains in his hands £07:00:02.
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 11th March 1719. It was proposed that [?] noblemen and persons of quality as please to be members of the Society may be admitted by Ballot.
Ordered the same day a dividend of one print more of Ulphus's Horn to every member.
Resolved that Mr Vertue [aged 35] goe to Kensington Pallace to view the pictures of Holbein, copied there by Remy, the originals being burned in Whitehall.
Resolved that in Mr Samuel Gale's [aged 36] dissertation upon Ulphus's Horn be revised by Mr President [aged 58], Mr Roger Gale [aged 46], Mr Mickleton and Mr Holmes [aged 57], or any three of them, and then printed.
NB. Ten members were present when the last resolution was made.
In 1749 George Holmes [aged 87] died.
Vesta Monumenta. 1750. Plates 2.3. Portrait from around 1732 of George Holmes, a founding member of the Society of Antiquaries and Deputy Keeper of the Tower of London. The engraving augments the original oil painting by depicting a more mature Holmes surrounded by objects symbolic of his intellectual and professional pursuits. Engraving by George Vertue [aged 66] after Richard van Bleeck.