Portrait of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim

Item Information

Title:
Portrait of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim
Description:
Produced just after his sudden death, this portrait of Spurzheim holding a symbolical head is said to be one of the best productions from the studio of Boston painter Alvan Fisher. Dr. J. Mason Warren, the son of John Collins Warren, purchased the portrait in 1863. Portrait of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim holding a symbolical head
Creator:
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863
Date:
1833
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
oil on canvas
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Harvard Portrait Collection
Harvard University Portrait Collection, H359
Series:
Harvard Portrait Collection
Subjects:
Phrenology
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (artist)
Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832
Extent:
1 painting
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6161
Terms of Use:
The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all the materials in the collection. For use information, contact the Warren Anatomical Museum Curator at chm@hms.harvard.edu
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Notes:
Gift of Dr. J. Collins Warren to the Warren Anatomical Museum through Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1927
Identifier:
Object Number: H359