M0007023: Portrait of Paracelsus (1493-1541)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of Paracelsus

Photograph of an etching by R. de Hooghe of Paracelsus (1493-1541), Swiss physician and alchemist, standing holding a sword with "AZOTH" on the hilt. Related images: V0004461, L0012414.

30 July 1940

1 photograph sheet film negative; 16.3 x 11.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds a copy of the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 7612i

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.