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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:150A Institution name Colchester Collections Object name painting, oil painting Title William Gilberd of Colchester Description Oil painting on canvas. Portrait of William Gilberd of Colchester by Frank Daniell.The object has been identified as part of the LGBT+ collections as it depicts William Gilberd. He was a pioneer in the field "electromagnetism" and spent his final years as physician to Queen Elizabeth I and then James I. Unusual for the time, he never married or had children, and this was believed to be an active decision. The historian Thomas Fuller (1662) stated that he “never married, purposely to be more beneficial to his Brethren. Although this does not confirm Gilberd's sexuality it may suggest he was asexual and/or aromantic, showing no interest in either men or women. Creator Frank Daniell (artist)‎ Subject portrait Material oil, canvas, wood Dimensions height: 119.40 cm width: 88.90 cm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:150A
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

painting, oil painting
Title

William Gilberd of Colchester
Description

Oil painting on canvas. Portrait of William Gilberd of Colchester by Frank Daniell.The object has been identified as part of the LGBT+ collections as it depicts William Gilberd. He was a pioneer in the field "electromagnetism" and spent his final years as physician to Queen Elizabeth I and then James I. Unusual for the time, he never married or had children, and this was believed to be an active decision. The historian Thomas Fuller (1662) stated that he “never married, purposely to be more beneficial to his Brethren. Although this does not confirm Gilberd's sexuality it may suggest he was asexual and/or aromantic, showing no interest in either men or women.
Creator

Frank Daniell (artist)‎
Subject

portrait
Material

oil, canvas, wood
Dimensions

Details