M0013439: Portrait of Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761)

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761), the great French dentist

Photograoh of a line engraving by Jean-Baptiste Scotin after J. Le Bel, of Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761), French dentist, with caption in Latin underneath. This reproduction was made from Fauchard, Pierre: Le chirurgien dentiste, ov traite' des dents. Ou l'on enseigne les moyens de les entretenir propres & saines, de les embellir, d'en réparer la perte & de remedier à leurs maladies..., A Paris : Chez Jean Mariette, 1728.

April 1954

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication from which the image depicted in the glass plate negative has been reproduced.

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 2022.

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