COPPER ENGRAVED MEDICAL PORTRAITS. 1742. Two Framed and Glazed medical...
COPPER ENGRAVED MEDICAL PORTRAITS. 1742. Two Framed and Glazed medical portraits. Cooper engravings. The first; Half-length portrait of Thomas Willis, in a decorative, oval frame. With long hair, deep collar with tassels, black gown with fringe on sleeves. Below, vials of liquid, a skull, an inkwell, quill and books are visible.Inscribed below: ‘G. Vertue Sculp 1742 in the possession of Browne Willis Esq.r Imprensis J & P Knapton Londini 1742’.. The Second; Thomas Sydenham by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Peter Lely. Knapton, London. Half portrait, ornate oval frame, staff with snake wrapped around below. Frame sizes; 46cm x 32cm. Frames in black and gilt. **Thomas Willis (1621–1675), British physician and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.
[ translate ]COPPER ENGRAVED MEDICAL PORTRAITS. 1742. Two Framed and Glazed medical portraits. Cooper engravings. The first; Half-length portrait of Thomas Willis, in a decorative, oval frame. With long hair, deep collar with tassels, black gown with fringe on sleeves. Below, vials of liquid, a skull, an inkwell, quill and books are visible.Inscribed below: ‘G. Vertue Sculp 1742 in the possession of Browne Willis Esq.r Imprensis J & P Knapton Londini 1742’.. The Second; Thomas Sydenham by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Peter Lely. Knapton, London. Half portrait, ornate oval frame, staff with snake wrapped around below. Frame sizes; 46cm x 32cm. Frames in black and gilt. **Thomas Willis (1621–1675), British physician and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.
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