M0006768: Portrait of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
- Date:
- 08 April 1940
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Photograph of an oil painting by A. Doone, of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antartic. The painting was acquired at auction from Bonhams on 30th October 1931, Lot 635/2, and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 7th June 1932 (CC 7384).
Publication/Creation
08 April 1940
Physical description
2 photographs
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
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 7384.
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.
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request