M0012620: Portrait of Otto von Guericke (1602-1686)

Date:
July 1952
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/112/84
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced August 2022: Otto von Guericke. Line engraving by C. Galle, 1649, after A

Description

Photograph of a line engraving by C. Galle after A. von Hulle of Otto von Guericke (1602-1686), German scientist, inventor, and politician who is credited with inventing the air-pump and first electrostatic machine. Related Images: V0002444

Publication/Creation

July 1952

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:3842i

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 2022.

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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