Portrait of Francis Glisson
Date
1672
Sitter
Francis Glisson (1597 - 2014, British) , Physician
Creator
Walter Dolle (1647 - 1680) , Engraver
After
William Faithorne (1620 - 1691, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 180mm
width (print): 135mm
width (print): 135mm
Description
Half-length portrait showing Francis Glisson within an oval frame, he wears a thick coat and a long curly wig. A coat of arms with three stars on a diagonal band is shown below the oval frame. After a painting by William Faithorne in the College of Physicians.
Inscribed below: ‘W. Dolle delin et sculp/ Francisci Glissoni/Med: Dris: Effigies Ætat: sua 75’
Francis Glisson (1597-1677), British physician and philosopher, was an original Fellow of the Royal Society, elected in 1663.
Inscribed below: ‘W. Dolle delin et sculp/ Francisci Glissoni/Med: Dris: Effigies Ætat: sua 75’
Francis Glisson (1597-1677), British physician and philosopher, was an original Fellow of the Royal Society, elected in 1663.