M0002450: Portrait of Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494) / M0002451: Portrait of Robert Burton (1577-1640)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of Democritus Junior.

Left-hand side of the plate: Photograph of a woodcut of Agnolo (Angelo) Ambrogini (1454–1494), commonly known by his nickname Poliziano, an Italian scholar and poet, with anglicised version of name 'Politien' underneath. This reproduction was made from an unidentified publication. Right-hand side of the plate: Photograph of an engraving of Robert Burton (1577-1640), English writer, in oval with caption underneath identifying him by his pseudonym Democritus Junior. This reproduction was made from an unidentified publication.

04 November 1931

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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.