
4 0 c m
32cm
actual image size: 24cm x 32cm
Description
Line engraving after an original oil painting in the Hunterian Society Collection, showing Brookes (1761-1833) seated in front of a desk upon which is an open copy of an anatomical atlas. A specimen glas stands on a shelf in the background, and a coat of arms and motto are below the print. Brookes was a teacher of anatomy in London, and had been a student of the influential physiologist and surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793).
Image Details
Image Ref.
10311655
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