M0007624: Portrait of a man, formerly identified as Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: A man formerly identified as Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), a

Photograph of a framed oil painting, 16th century, of a male portrait, formerly identified as Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), anatomist. A caption attached to the frame attributes the work to Sir Peter Lely, likely for display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The painting was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 10th January 1940 (P67/1940). Related images: V0018080.

22 January 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 45840i. Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:P67/1940.

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.