Edward Jenner (1749-1823)
Object numberRCSSC/P 1924
CollectionSpecial collections
CategoryVisual works
Object namePrints (visual works), Portraits
TitleEdward Jenner (1749-1823)
DescriptionPortrait of Edward Jenner, three quarter length to left, mezzotint by John Raphael Smith.
Two copies, one proof before letters.
Engraver
Sitter/subject
Physical Location
Location
Not on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionMezzotint, 18 by 13.5 inches.
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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs18 Earnshaw (Wellcome Museum) 1949 / describes this as the earliest known state / of the proof /\par
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EDWARD JENNER / Mezzotint by J.R. Smith after his own painting / The Earliest known proof impression\par
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Dimensions
Image height: 457 mm
Image width: 352 mm
Plate height: 517 mm
Plate width: 355 mm
Image width: 352 mm
Plate height: 517 mm
Plate width: 355 mm