M0006737: Portrait of Edward Jenner (1749-1823)

Date:
2 April 1940
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Photograph of an oil painting of Edward Jenner (1749-1823), English physician and pioneer of the smallpox vaccine. The painting was acquired at auction from Robinson, Fisher & Harding on 15th October 1931, Lot 31, and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 18th January 1932 (CC 5620). Related images: V0017942

Publication/Creation

2 April 1940

Physical description

2 photographs
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative:45703i. Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:CC 5620.

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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Location of original

Wellcome Library; GB.
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