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White marble bust of Antinous, a classical youth, European, 18th century

White marble bust of Antinous, a classical youth

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1701-1800

Plaster bust of William Sharpey, 19th century Professor of Anatomy at University College London

Plaster bust of William Sharpey

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1870-1920

Ceramic bust of James Syme (1799-1870), physician, by William Brodie, in 1870, (father-in-law of Joseph Lister)

Portrait bust of James Syme (1799-1870)

Wellcome (general)

1870

Plaster copy of early C19 bust of the French physicist Augustine Fresnel

Plaster copy of early C19 bust of the French physi

Laboratory Medicine

1810-1820

Marble bust, perhaps the goddess Diana, European, 18th century

Marble bust, perhaps the goddess Diana

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1701-1800

Bust of Vesalius, bronze, on mahogany plinth, by Godecharle of Brussels, 1813

Bust of Vesalius

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1813

Porcelain bust of the physiologist Dr. Todd, M. Noble, 1860

Portrait bust of Robert Bentley Todd

Wellcome (general)

1860

Bronze head of Edward Sharpey-Schafer, on wood plinth

Portrait bust of Edward Sharpey-Schafer

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1900-1950

Marble bust by Behues of Sir Benjamin Brodie (1783-1862), English physiologist, surgeon

Sir Benjamin Brodie

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1836

Bust, male, stove, possibly Etruscan, 500BC-200AD

Bust, male, stove, possibly Etruscan

Classical & Medieval Medicine

500 BCE - 200 CE

Bust, George Stephenson, by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, sculptor Edward William Wyon, 1858. 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)

Portrait bust of George Stephenson

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1858

Bust, Robert Stephenson, by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, sculptor Edward William Wyon, 1858.

Portrait bust of Robert Stephenson

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1858

Bust, marble, Great Western Railway, Sir Daniel Gooch by Edward Wyon, 1862.

Marble bust of Sir Daniel Gooch, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Limestone bust of a young female head, Roman, 1-400 AD

Limestone bust of a young female head, Roman

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1-400 CE

Plaster replica of a Roman (?) bust, depicts Aesculapius, original possibly 1-300, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Roman (?) bust

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1860-1920

Female bust, terracotta, possibly Greek, 400 BC-100 BC

Female bust, terracotta, possibly Greek

Classical & Medieval Medicine

400 BCE - 100 BCE

Plaster cast of a bust of an unknown gentleman, English

Portrait bust of an unknown man

Wellcome (general)

1890-1914

Plaster bust of Nurse Edith Cavell by Sir George Frampton, English, 1915-1920, copy 1915-1930. Statue erected in 1920 in St. Martin's Place, Covent Garden, London.

Portrait bust of Edith Cavell

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1915-1930

Marble bust, possibly Hygeia, European, 1701-1850

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1701-1850

Plaster cast of bust of 16th century French surgeon Amboise Pare, life size, Maneglier sculptor

Plaster cast of bust of 16th century French surgeo

Surgery

1800-1950

Bronze bust of William Harvey on marble column

Portrait bust of William Harvey on marble column

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1650-1950

Bronzed plaster head on cement pilnth representing Prof. Albarran, urologist, made by A. Segaffin, French, 1890-1912

Portrait bust of Joaquin Albarran

Wellcome (general)

1890-1912

Bust of Robert Stephenson on wooden plinth, stamped with makers mark.

Portrait bust of Robert Stephenson

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Bust of George Stephenson on wooden plinth, stamped with makers mark

Portrait bust of George Stephenson

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Plaster copy of bust of Dr. J. Abernethy F.R.S. (1764-1831), cleanly broken from plinth, published by C. L. Shout, 18 Holborn, London, England, probably 1828-1840.

Portrait bust of John Abernethy (1764-1831)

Wellcome (general)

1828-1840

Plaster copy of bust of an unknown man, originally made about 1870. Copy made at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, England, 1901-1950.

Portrait bust of an unknown man

Wellcome (general)

1870; 1901-1950

Painted plaster bust of Joseph Lister, late 19th century discoverer of antiseptic surgery

Painted plaster bust of Joseph Lister

Public Health & Hygiene

1870-1895

Plaster cast of bust of William Symington (1764-1831), the Scottish marine engineer and builder of the steam ship the Charlotte Dundas (1803), unsigned, British, 1800-1876

Cast of bust of William Symington

Marine Engines

1800-1876

Bust of Sir Isaac Newton (copy of a bust by L.F. Roubiliac).

Portrait bust of Sir Isaac Newton

Louis-François Roubiliac

before 1857; 1755

Plaster bust of Michael Faraday, by A.L. Vago

A L Vago

1840-1860

Sculpture: cast of bust of the American engineer Captain John Ericsson (1803-1889). / H. Kneeland, New York [c1866?]. - Plaster, 80x50x31cm. - Portrait in classical style, bust HS. - Sitter identified in panel within front of cast. Sculptor and place inscribed in verso. Cast possibly from or after the bust by Horace Kneeland c1860 now in the Museum of Stockholm

John Ericsson

Art

1866

Plaster mould for bust Copy of portrait head of J.D. Bernal modelled 1952 by Stephen Rickard

Plaster mould for bust

Art

Bust of Maj. Genl. Colby, the designer of the compensation bars, used in the survey of the United Kingdom

Portrait bust of Major General Colby

Art

1820-1892

Sculpture. Cast of the bust of HRH Prince Albert. / Artist unidentified; Victoria & Albert Museum cast workshops, from a mould by the firm of D Brucciani & Co Limited. - 1951. - Plaster; 2ft 6ins high. - Numbered 613 VAM [old museum cast catalogue number; last listed January 1939, for public sale at £2.17s.6d]. - Made February - April 1951 for centrepiece display in the Science Museum's Festival of Britain exhibition, "Past and Future" set on a plinth and surrounded by plants and significant objects [behind above bust, an architectural drawing, impression of the future: the Museum site extended to Queensgate]. - Portrait bust, about life size, in neoclassical drapery with an Order (Star and Garter?)

Albert, Prince Consort

Domenico Brucciani

1951

Bust of Joseph Maudslay (1801-1861), patentee of the first oscillating marine steam engine, by Henry Weekes, 1860

Portrait bust of Joseph Maudslay

Henry Weekes

1860-1861

Plaster cast of bust of William Murdock (born 1754, died 1839) by Chantrey.

Portrait bust of William Murdock

Francis Legatt Chantrey

1839-1841

Fibre glass "cold cast bronze" of James Clerk Maxwell from the original by Pilkington Jackson in the University of Aberdeen. 0.5m high

Fibre glass "cold cast bronze" of James Clerk Maxwell

Art

Plaster bust of E. Troughton. 2ft 2 1/4" high.

Edward Troughton

Art

1800-1903

Marble bust of "Volta"

Art

1780-1939