Jacob Bobart. Line engraving by M. Burghers after D. Loggan.

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Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/23/40

Jacob Bobart a native German chosen by ye founder to be keeper of ye physic garden at Oxford he died Feby. 4th 1679 in the 81st year of his age. Thou German prince of plants each yeare to thee / Thousands of subjects grant a subsidie. D. Loggan delineavit.

R. Burgess, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute, London 1973, no. 335.1

Wellcome Collection 1186i