Surgeon Collection (page 5)

Dissection, late 15th century. Manuscript page from a French version of De proprietatibus rerum by Bartholomaeus Anglicus, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ambroise Pare, 16th-century French military surgeon, (19th century). Ambrose Pare (1509-1590) is widely regarded as the father of modern surgical practice

Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. Artist: Spy
Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. In medicine Wilson (1809-1884) specialised in skin diseases. His other interest was Egyptology, of which he was a generous patron

Joseph Lister, English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, c1867. Lister (1827-1912) pioneered the use of antiseptics in surgery

Joseph Lister, English surgeon, on his ward round in Glasgow Royal Infirmary, c1867 (1927). A pioneer of antiseptic surgery

Philippe Ricord, French surgeon and venereologist, 1867. Artist: Andre Gill
Philippe Ricord, French surgeon and venereologist, 1867. Ricord (1799-1889) was described by Oliver Wendell Holmes as The Voltaire of pelvic literature. Cartoon from La Lune, (Paris, 10 October 1867)

Girolamo Fabrici, Italian anatomist and surgeon, 17th century. Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente - Italian name Girolamo Fabrici - (1537-1619) was one of the founders of modern embryology

Ambrose Pare, 16th century French military surgeon, 1835
Ambrose Pare, 16th century French military surgeon, [1835]. Pare (1509-1590) is widely regarded as the father of modern surgical practice. From The Gallery of Portraits by Charles Knight

Le Chirugien de Campagne ( The Country Surgeon ), c1747. Artist: Thomas Major
Le Chirugien de Campagne ( The Country Surgeon ), c1747. Engraving by Thomas Major after David Teniers, showing the interior of a doctors rooms

John Hunter, FRS, (c1850-c1870?). Artist: William Holl
John Hunter, FRS, (c1850-c1870?). Portrait of the Scottish surgeon and anatomist. His unique series of lectures on the theory and practice of surgery attracted numerous students

Roman Surgeons Knife, c2nd century

Arm being amputated without anaesthetic, Russo-Turkish War, 1877. Turkish wounded being attended to by the Red Crescent

Samuel Smiles, Scottish writer, physician, surgeon and social reformer, 1882. Artist: Spy
Samuel Smiles, Scottish writer, physician, surgeon and social reformer, 1882. Smiles (1812-1904) was the author of Self Help. Cartoon from Vanity Fair. (London, 14 January 1882)

Amputation of a leg without anaesthetic, 1593. A surgeon uses a bow-saw to remove a patients leg blow the knee while his assistant holds the foot

Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857), American naval surgeon and arctic explorer in arctic dress, 1862. Kane took part in two expeditions, in 1850 and 1853

Charles Bell (1774-1842), Scottish surgeon and anatomist. Bell made several discoveries in the field of neurology. Bells Palsy (a facial paralysis) is named after him

Chirurgiens de la Garde Nationale et de l Armee, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Chirugiens de la Garde Nationale et de l Armee, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. A pair of military surgeons greet each other

Rutherford Alcock (1809-1897), English army surgeon and diplomat, 1877. During his diplomatic career, Alcock held the posts of Consul in Fuchow (1844), Shanghai (1846)

John Abernethy (1764-1831), English surgeon and physiologist, 1842. Abernethy was a pupil of the prominent surgeon John Hunter

William Bowman, English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist, 1884. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
William Bowman, English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist, 1884. Bowman (1816-1892) was born at Nantwich, Cheshire. After five years at Birmingham General Hospital

Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting body, 1543
Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting a body, 1543

Late 16th century anatomy theatre, Jacques de Gehyn the Elder, 1633. Artist: Jacques de Gehyn the Elder
Late 16th century anatomy theatre by Jacques de Gehyn the Elder, 1633. From Dutch translation by Vopiscus Plemp of Barthelemy Cabrol Anatomical Alphabet, Amsterdam, 1633. Engraving

William Balfour Baikie (1825-1864), Scottish naturalist, explorer, naval surgeon and linguist, 1864. Baikie went on expeditions to explore the River Niger and the surrounding country in 1854 and 1857

Henry Thompson (1820-1904), British surgeon, 1874
Henry Thompson (1820-1904), British surgeon (Lithotomy) treated Leopold I and Napoleon III. Founded first Cremation society in London

We are going to incise the muscles, saw the bones, in a word, heal the sick from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47

The Surgeon, 1524. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The Surgeon, 1524

John Abernethy F. R. S. 1819. Creator: J Thomson
John Abernethy F.R.S. 1819. Portrait of John Abernethy, English surgeon and physiologist. Abernethy (1764-1831) was a pupil of the prominent surgeon John Hunter

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