Portrait of a physician in his library
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Object number2008.8
TitlePortrait of a physician in his library
Creator Cornelius Johnson (Artist)
DescriptionPortrait of an unknown physician in his library by Cornelius Johnson, 1637. Signed and dated. The medical library includes folio books by Hippocrates, Vesalius, Galen and Paracelsus, with the New Testament in Greek open. Possible candidates for the physician include John Bathurst (d.1659), Thomas Browne (1605-1682) and Lewin Fludd (1612-1678).
Production date 1637 - 1637
Object namePainting
Object categoryPortraiture
Dimensions
- Frame height: 1281 mm
Frame width: 1232 mm
Frame depth: 75 mm
