Oval engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark skullcap, with a handwritten signature reading Yours truly D. Younger below.

Portrait of D. Younger, engraving from a 19th-century natural medicine book

An oval engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark skullcap and dark coat, turned slightly to one side against a white ground. A handwritten signature reading "Yours truly D. Younger" appears beneath the oval, in a fine black linear engraving style.

Artist: Younger, D.
Date: [1887]
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2460 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1887.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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