M0012183: Reproduction of a portrait in wax, possibly of Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, mathematician and inventor of the barometer

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Head in wax, Torricelli (?), 19th century

Reproduction of a portrait in wax possibly of Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647). The M Series register described the portrait as "Head in wax, framed. Probably 19th century work in 18th century frame". The portrait was acquired for the Wellcome Historical Museum in 1917 but is no longer held by Wellcome Collection.

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.8 x 8.3 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: acc. number R4619

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.