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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.
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
Wellcome Collection
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