M0006677: Portrait of John Abercrombie (1780-1844)
- Date:
- 27 March 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/56/51
- 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 J. Abercrombie.
Description
Photograph of a painting by William Dick, of John Abercrombie (1780-1844), Scottish physician, philosopher and medical adviser to Scott. The painting was acquired at auction from Robinson & Fisher on 16th October 1913, Lot 100, and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 8th January 1930 (CC 6552). Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 25th May 1939 (PHO 11550).
Publication/Creation
27 March 1940
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
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.
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request