A man designated as Sir William Butts, physician. Oil painting, ca. 1900 (?).
- Date:
- [1900?]
- Reference:
- 576901i
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About this work
Description
Identity of subject from trompe l'oeil inscription on ledge in foreground. On Sir William Butts see W. Munk, The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London, I, London 1878, pp. 29-30
Publication/Creation
[1900?]
Physical description
1 painting : oil on wood ; wood 33.5 x 25.5 cm
Lettering
William Butts M.D. Anno Dom. 1542
Bears motto in banderolle above: "Fax mentis incendium gloriae" (the torch of the mind [kindles] the fire of glory)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 576901i
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Location Status Access Closed storesNote