M0006976: Portrait of Fredericus Ruysch (1638-1731)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Portrait of F. Ruysch by Schenk after Pool

Photograph of a mezzotint by P. Schenck, after J. Pool, of Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731), Dutch botanist and anatomist, holding a skull, in oval with caption underneath.

4 July 1940

2 photographs sheet film negative; 17.5 x 12.5 cm photographic print; 11.8 x 8.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 8309i

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.