M0006743: Portrait of Sir William Lawrence (1783-1867)

Date:
2 April 1940
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Photograph of an oil painting of Sir William Lawrence (1783-1867), English surgeon and president of the Royal College of Surgeons, seated with hands in lap. The painting was acquired at auction from Robinson, Fisher & Harding on 1st May 1930, Lot 115, and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 17th June 1930 (CC 5206).

Publication/Creation

2 April 1940

Physical description

1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:CC 5206.

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 By Appointment.

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Where to find it

Location of original

Wellcome Library; GB.
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