M0006710: Portrait of Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of Sir K. Digby, before restoration

Photograph of an oil painting, after Anthony Van Dyke, before restoration, of Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665), English courtier, natural philosopher, and astrologer. The painting was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 10th April 1933 (CC 8191).

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 8191

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.