Portrait of a Man, Wearing Academic Robes and Holding a Skull

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The painting was traditionally identified as 'Professor Carl Schmid', but this could have been an identification not of the sitter but of the painter. It has been suggested that this could be a portrait of George Dixon Longstaff, physician and chemist, whose portrait was painted by Carl Schmid in 1835.

Wellcome Collection

London

Title

Portrait of a Man, Wearing Academic Robes and Holding a Skull

Date

1835

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 118.6 x W 89 cm

Accession number

45935i

Acquisition method

purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936

Work type

Painting

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