M0006159: Portrait of René Descartes (1596-1650)

Portrait of René Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher. Related images: V0001553

19 March 1939

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 2482i

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.