View of the dissecting room of St George's Hospital. Taken 27 March 1860. To Henry Gray Esq.r F.R.S. as a respectful remembrance from Joseph Langhorn.

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[between 1900 and 1999?]
Reference:
643515i
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Previous title, replaced October 2024: St George's Hospital, London: the dissecting room with students and lecturers, including Henry Gray. Photograph.

Description

Henry Gray, author of Gray's Anatomy, sits next to the cadaver's feet. Anatomical prints are suspended on the walls. The room is top-lit by an arched sky-light.

Publication/Creation

[between 1900 and 1999?]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 37 x 29.3 cm

Reproduction note

Apparently a copy-print after a print from the original large plate negative, held by the Medical School Library at St George's Hospital Medical School, Tooting.

References note

Richardson, Ruth (2008). The making of Mr Gray's anatomy : bodies, books, fortune and fame.

Notes

The title has been taken from wording on the object.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 643515i

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