M0006714: Portrait of William Gordon (1801-1849)
- Date:
- 2 April 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/56/88
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of Doctor Gordon
Description
Photograph of an oil painting, possibly of William Gordon (1801-1849), physician and fellow of the Linnean Society of London. The painting was acquired at auction from Fosters on 8th March 1916 and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 6th March 1931 (CC 5345).
Publication/Creation
2 April 1940
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:CC 5345
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