M0014387: Bust of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783-1862)

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Portrait of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie

Photograph of a marble bust of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783-1862) English physiologist and surgeon, created by W. Behnes in 1836. The item was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1915 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R1202/1937). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

December 1955

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: acc. number R1202/1937

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

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.