Object Details
depicted
Rumpf, Georg Eberhard
Description
George Everhard Rumphius (1627-1702) was a German-born botanist who was employed by the Dutch East India Company. His major work, Het Amboinsche kruidboek or Herbarium Amboinense, a catalog of the plants on the island of Amboina (in modern-day Indonesia), was published posthumously in 1741. This portrait was made by his son, Paul Augustus Rumphius, around 1695-96. The inscription at the bottom reads, in part, “EFFIGIES / GEORGII EVERHARDI RUMPHII, HANOVIENSIS AETATS: LXVIII.”
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
ID Number
1991.0664.0021
accession number
1991.0664
collector/donor number
SAP 921
Object Name
print
Other Terms
print; ART OBJECTS
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
white (overall color)
black (overall color)
engraving (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 34.5 cm x 22.2 cm; 13 9/16 in x 8 3/4 in
Related Publication
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Portraits
Pharmacy
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_993987