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Credit
M0002825: Portrait of Benjamin Jesty (1736-1816). Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
M0002825: Portrait of Benjamin Jesty (1736-1816)
- Date:
- 11 February 1932
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/23/87
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of B. Jesty by W. Say.
Description
Photograph of a mezzotint by W. Say, after a painting by M.W Sharp, of Benjamin Jesty (1736-1816), farmer known for use of cowpox to immunise against smallpox. This reproduction was made from an unidentified source.
Publication/Creation
11 February 1932
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
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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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request