M0006979: Portrait possibly of Richard Wiseman (1622-1676)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of Richard Wiseman (?); early 20th century.

Photograph of an oil painting, possibly of Richard Wiseman (1622-1676), English surgeon to King Charles II, standing with left hand on book. This work's subject was previously identified as Sir P. Lely. The painting was acquired at auction by Henry Wellcome on 27 January 1912 from Oppenheim and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 27th June 1947 (P234/1947).

4 July 1940

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:P234/1947. Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negati

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.

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