M0002818: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1795) / M0002819: Portrait of John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815)
- Date:
- 11 February 1932
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/23/84
- 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 Benjamin Franklin.
Description
Right-hand side on plate: Reproduction from an unidentified publication, after a painting by Joseph Wright, of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1795), American polymath and founding father of the United States of America, with caption underneath. Left-hand side on plate: Photograph of a stipple engraving by W. Ridley, after S. Medley, of John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815), English physician, with caption. Related images: V0003524.
Publication/Creation
11 February 1932
Physical description
2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 5555i
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