M0006706: Portrait of George Combe (1788 - 1858)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: George A. Combe (1788 - 1858), Scottish phrenologist

Photograph of an oil painting of George Combe (1788 - 1858), Scottish phrenologist and lawyer. The painting was acquired at auction from Robinson & Fisher on 2nd March 1916, Lot 166, and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (CC 977).

2 April 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:CC 977

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.