M0006694: Portrait of John Brown (1735-1788)
- Date:
- 2 April 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/56/68
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of Dr. Joannes Bruno (or Brung?)
Description
Photograph of an oil painting of John Brown (1735-1788), Scottish physician and the creator of the Brunonian system of medicine, with lettering in Latin 'Dr Joannes Bruno'. The painting was acquired from Oppenheim in June 1911 and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (CC 6614).
Publication/Creation
2 April 1940
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:CC 6614
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.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request