M0007625: Portrait of Nostradamus (1503-1566)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Michael Nostradamus, head and shoulder with oval border

Photograph of a framed oil painting of Nostradamus (1503-1566), French astrologer, showing head and shoulders in oval border. A caption has been attached to the frame, likely for display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The painting was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 9th August 1939 (P1333/1939). Related images: V0017988

22 January 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 45749i; Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative: P1333/1939

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.