A man designated as John Burgise (Burges), a surgeon. Oil painting, ca. 1900 (?).

Date:
[1900?]
Reference:
578382i
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A man designated as John Burgise (Burges), a surgeon. Oil painting, ca. 1900 (?). Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

John Burges is mentioned in The annals of the barber-surgeons of London, ed. Sidney Young, London 1890, p. 317, entry for 1573 dealing with a complaint against him. The painting shows a man at half-length holding a book, with a skull and an hourglass behind

Publication/Creation

[1900?]

Physical description

1 painting : oil on wood ; wood 48 x 38 cm

Lettering

John Burgise Maister of surgerie Ano. Dni. 1587

Reference

Wellcome Collection 578382i

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