| RefNo | VF/06 |
| AltRefNo | VF06 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of Sir William Henry Broadbent by Sir Leslie Ward |
| Artist | Ward, Leslie ['Spy'] |
| Vincent Brooks, Day & Son |
| Date | 30 October 1902 |
| Description | Vanity Fair cartoon titled 'Orthodoxy' featuring Sir William Henry Broadbent seated at a writing desk. Half length, left profile. A raised hand in a shield is depicted in the top right hand corner of the cartoon. Number 855 of the 'Men of the Day' series. |
| InscriptionContent | Recto inscription: ‘VANITY FAIR. Octr 30th 1902/ Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd lith./ “orthodoxy”’ |
| Caption | Vanity Fair. Men of the Day. No. 855
Sir William Henry Broadbent, K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P., LL.D., F.R.S.
He was born seven-and-sixty years ago, he is a Fellow of various Societies, Consulting Physician to a couple of hospitals, and he has attended Royalty. He has not yet been President of the College of Physicians; but he has written on "The Pulse" and on "Heart Disease," and he has been improved into a Baronet. He is very orthodox indeed, he is a very general specialist, and he has a very strong objection to self-advertisement.
He has a determined upper lip, and he has described himself as a fairly diligent reader. |
| ObjectName | Lithograph |
| PhysicalDescription | Coloured lithograph on paper, mounted on card |
| Dimensions | 380mm x 263mm |
| Notes | He reacted angrily to his appearance in Vanity Fair and wrote to The Lancet; ' I am told that this is a distinction; if so it is one which I do not appreciate or covet and I should like the profession to know that it is entirely unauthorised and against my express wish. I remember that Sir James Paget was subjected to a similar indignity'. |
| Text is accompanying article from "Vanity Fair" (by Jehu Junior?) |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Provenance | Purchased by the Royal Society from Patrick Pollak Antiquarian & Rare Books, September 1999 |
| RelatedMaterial | Colour transparency, Box N101. IM/000572. Alan H Sykes @The Doctors in Vanity Fair' 1995, page 46 |
| RelatedRecord | IM/000572 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1510 | Broadbent; Sir; William Henry (1835 - 1907) | 1835 - 1907 |