M0006910: Flyleaf print possibly of a mythological scene, and a portrait of Antonus Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Leeuwenhoek's signature on the fly-leaf of a book.

Photograph of a printed flyleaf, after a watercolour by Jan Goeree, from an unidentified book, possibly depicting a mythological scene and portrait of Antonus Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), Dutch microbiologist, with inscription in Dutch above dated 30 April 1690 and signed by Leeuwenhoek. This reproduction was made during the VI International Congress for the History of Medicine held in Leiden 1927 at the Exposition d'art Medico-Historique and is described as Dessin [Drawing] 48, Vignette d'un livre, avec un autographe de Leeuwenhoek..., in the exhibition catalogue.

1 May 1940

1 photograph glass plate negative; 18 x 13 cm

A copy of the exhibition catalogue has been digitised by the National library of the Netherlands Catalogue d'une collection d'art medico-historique.

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.