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John Thomson
Sir John Steell
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Artist
Sir John Steell (Scottish b.1804, d.1891)
Title
John Thomson
Period
19th century
Description
White marble bust of John Thomson showing him bare chested and without shoulders. He is cleanshaven with short hair. A damaged paper label on the back is printed, 'John Thomson MD / Professor of General Pathology / 1831-1842 / Steell, sculptor'.
Material
marble (rock)/metamorphic rock/rock (inorganic material)/inorganic material/materials (substances)
Subject
John Thomson MD (b.1765, d.1846)
Collection
Art Collection
Classification
sculpture
;
bust
;
portrait
;
medicine and anatomy
;
men (male humans)
;
physicians
;
portrait
;
sculpture 1801-1900
;
surgeons
;
University History
;
sculpture
;
sculpture
;
medicine and anatomy
;
sculpture
;
University History
Accession Number
EU0376
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