M0005329: Portrait of Charaka, ancient Indian physician

Date:
23 November 1937
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/43/60
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M0005329: Portrait of Charaka, ancient Indian physician. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced November 2021: Miniature painting: portrait of Charaka.

Description

Watercolour drawing of (500 B.C.), a Hindu physician; by Salomon, probably adapted from an Indian original. It was purchased at auction in 1925 and accessioned in 1926 (accession number R26825)

Publication/Creation

23 November 1937

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:R26825

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 2021.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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