M0011976: Reproduction of an engraved portrait of Paul Chamberlin (1635-1717)

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Portraits of Chamberlen family.

Reproduction of an engraved portrait of Paul Chamberlin (1635-1717), a member of the Chamberlin family to whom the invention of the obstetrical forceps is attributed. The M series registersuggests that the date on the engraving should read 1688 instead of 1658. The item was previously held in the Prints & Drawings department at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, but could not be located in Wellcome Collection.

1951

2 photographs glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm photographic print; 16 x 11.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.