University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival Items
Classification
Archival, Images
Accession Number
1984.6.119
Description
A black-and-white print on paper depicting a long three-storey building spanning the length of the print, the Hospice de Bicêtre; in front of the building are gardens populated by patients and caregivers.
A black-and-white print on paper depicting a long three-storey building spanning the length of the print, the Hospice de Bicêtre; in front of the building are gardens populated by patients and caregivers.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: presented by Prof. E.M. Banting through his cousin F. Banting in May 1933.
Maker
Miss Byrne
Material
paper: ivory
ink: black
Inscriptions
Engraved on the front: "T. Nash del. A Pugin direx. Mifs Byrne sc // HOSPICE DE BICETRE. // London R. Jennings Poultry July 1 1829"; handwritten on the back, "Presented by Prof. E.M. Banting, thru his cousin F. Banting // Toronto, May 1933."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Drawings and Prints Binder A, pg. 16a
Dimension Notes
Length 20.2 cm x Width 13.2 cm
Condition Remarks
#1: Stable: Slight darkening of the edges of the paper on the vertical axis, minor foxing all over, imprint 1.0cm long x 0.4cm wide located to the left side of the print midway down page; back, slight darkening of the vertical edges of the paper, darkening of the paper behind the print, soiling in the right corner.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
Prev. # 84.6.119; CD #UHN
Research Facts
Engraved by Miss Byrne after T. Nash; brief history of the hospice is enclosed.