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MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Engraving
Alt. Title:  
Engraving with Portrait of John Fothergill  
Description:  
Dimension:H:7.750in W:5.625in
Creator:
Unknown
Dates:
1782
Abstract:  

Oval, frontal portrait bust of John Fothergill in center with "JOHN FOTHERGILL. MD.F.R.S." outside bottom perimeter. Signed "Rd. Livesay pincr" and "F. Bartolozzi sculp" along bottom perimeter. At bottom in script: "Cui suas artes, sua dona laetus Et herbam et Venae salientis ictum Scire concessit, celerem et medendi Delius usum." "From a Bust in the Possession of Dr. Lettsom" at bottom. In gilt, wooden frame under glass.
Call #:  
01.C.23



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Bust
Alt. Title:  
Bust of Caspar Wistar  
Description:  
Dimension:H:26.000in W:18.000in D:14.000in
Creator:
Rush, William
Dates:
ca. 1813
Abstract:  

Plaster portrait bust on low columnar base. The subject has sideburns and shoulder-length hair, brushed back. He wears a waistcoat, a neckcloth and collar, and a heavy swath of fabric draped over his shoulders. Unsigned and undated. "Caspar Wistar" incised on verso of base.
Call #:  
58.S.9



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Medallion
Alt. Title:  
Medallion with Portrait of Erasmus Darwin  
Description:  
Dimension:H:6.000in W:5.250in Oval
Creator:
Hackwood, Joseph, attributed
Dates:
19th c.
Abstract:  

Portrait of Erasmus Darwin, blue on white jasper dip. "Wedgwood/O" in capital letters on back, and "Dr. Darwin" in cursive on back. Tentatively attributed to Joseph Hackwood. After late 18th-century model by Joseph Wright.
Call #:  
58.S.54