Portrait of Paul Ehrlich

• 20th century
• H. Hinkley
• 24 x 20 in.
  Oil on canvas, mounted on masonite
• On display in Making Modernity
• Gift of Fisher Scientific International
• Fisher Collection
• FA 2000.001.287
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

A seated portrait of German immunologist and Nobel laureate Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915). He is holding a document, possibly labeled "Salvarsan," which was known as the magic bullet against syphilis. Behind him is a green curtain uncovering shelves of bottles and books.