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Reference numberVF/29
Alternative reference numberVF29
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Louis Pasteur by Théobald Chartran
ArtistChartran, Théobald ['T']
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
Date08 January 1887
DescriptionVanity Fair cartoon titled 'Hydrophobia' featuring Louis Pasteur holding two white rabbits. Three-quarter length, full face. Number 372 of the 'Men of the Day' series.
InscriptionContentRecto inscription: 'VANITY FAIR Jany 8 1887/ Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith./ "Hydrophobia"'
FormatLithograph
Physical descriptionColoured lithograph on paper
Dimensions380mm x 263mm
Access statusOpen
ProvenanceFrom volume formerly owned by Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, bound as item 6, since disbound for framing
Related materialColour transparency, Box N101. IM/003448
Related records in the catalogueIM/003448
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6990Pasteur; Louis (1822 - 1895)1822 - 1895
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