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Title
Sir Henry Wellcome (1853–1936), FRS
Date
1953
Medium
bronze & marble
Measurements
H 80 x W 53.5 x D 5 cm
Accession number
SCULPT_RSM_29
Work type
Relief
Signature/marks description
under portrait: M. Gillick
Inscription description
on front: SIR HENRY WELLCOME / F.R.S / MDCCCLIII – MCMXXXVI / HON. FELL. ROY. SOC. MED. / A GENEROUS BENEFACTOR / TO MEDICAL RESEARCH AND / SCHOLARSHIP DURING HIS / LIFE AND THROUGH HIS WILL / A Gift from the Trustees of his / Estate added these rooms to / the Society's Library.