Edward Jenner Portrait Print

Edward Jenner NPG D36504

by Maxim Gauci, printed and published by N. Chater & Co, printed and published by Washbourn & Son, after Samuel Manning Sr

A West Country surgeon, Jenner discovered vaccination against smallpox after testing the country lore that dairymaids, exposed to the mild cowpox virus, did not contract the killer disease. He published his findings in 1798, but it took ten years for the government to accept his discovery. Jenner campaigned vigorously, even encouraging the fashionable 'cowherd' poet Robert Bloomfield to write Good Tidings; or, News From the Farm (1804) to promote vaccination. By 1853 vaccination was compulsory in Britain and Jenner was posthumously considered a national... more

Extra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00

Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00

Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00

Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00

Extra large: 840mm x 612mm £75.00

Medium Canvas Shortest edge 297mm £35.00

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border, on the paper of your choice. Please note that dimensions listed above are for the paper size only.

The Photo paper has a semi-gloss finish, ideally suited to reproductions of photographs, while the Art paper has a matt textured surface that works particularly well for reproductions of drawings, etchings and some paintings.

If selecting a frame for Photo paper small or medium, please note that the frame is black, made from solid sustainable wood in the UK, and the dimensions are:

Small: Depth 23mm / Height 332mm / Width 245mm

Medium: Depth 23mm / Height 517mm / Width 362mm