M0006684: Portrait of William Pulteney Alison (1790-1859)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: William Pulteney Alison

Photograph of an oil painting of William Pulteney Alison (1790-1859), Scottish physician and social reformer. The painting was acquired at auction from Robinson, Fisher & Harding on 10th December 1931, Lot 157 and accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 18th January 1932 (CC 5617).

2 April 1940

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:CC 5617

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.

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