M0007629: Portrait of Benjamin Hoadly (1706-1757) and his wife

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Benjamin Hoadly and his wife. Oil painting by Francis Hayman

Photograph of a framed oil painting by Francis Hayman, 1740 and reworked c.1770, of Benjamin Hoadly (1706-1757), physician to King George II and possibly his first wife, Elizabeth Bath, or his second, Anna Armstrong. A caption has been attached to the frame, likely for display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The painting was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 19th August 1940 (P2505/1940). Related images: V0017911.

22 January 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 45672i. Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:P2505/1940.

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.