M0006717: Portrait of Augustus Granville (1783-1872)
- Date:
- 2 April 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/56/91
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of a young man holding a skull -A.B. Granville (?)holding a skull
Description
Photograph of an oil painting possibly of Augustus Granville (1783-1872), Italian physician and writer, holding a skull. The painting was acquired at auction from Glendining on 24-25th October 1932, Lot 118, and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 9th January 1933 (CC 7836) and on 8th March 1939 (R558/1939).
Publication/Creation
2 April 1940
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.
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request