M0006685: Portrait of John Abernethy (1764-1831)

Date:
2 April 1940
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/56/59
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Credit

M0006685: Portrait of John Abernethy (1764-1831). Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: John Abernethy. Oil painting.

Description

Photograph of an oil painting, possibly of John Abernethy (1764-1831), English surgeon, seated at table, right hand holding spectacles. The painting was acquired at auction from Robinson & Fisher on 29th April 1915, Lot 186 and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (CC 5152). Related images: V0017761

Publication/Creation

2 April 1940

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative:45522i. Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:CC 5152.

Notes

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 2020.

Terms of use

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

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