M0008941: Portrait of a man formerly thought to be Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
- Date:
- 24 September 1943
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/78/43
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced October 2020: Portrait of Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778),
Description
Oil painting by a follower of Thomas Hudson of a man previously thought to be Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist. The painting was purchase at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1929 and accessioned in 1941 (accession number P67/1941).
Publication/Creation
24 September 1943
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 581776i
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 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request