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Inside the minds of A R Hopwood and Honor Beddard

The curators of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ reveal the stories behind the exhibits, and the intriguing truths the show confronts us with.

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Are doctors medical detectives?

Do doctors really identify medical conditions in the same way that detectives solve crimes? Neurologist Jules Montague makes her diagnosis.

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  • Emma Smith drawing. Mezzotint by A. Probyn, 1801, after J.R Smith.
  • The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.
  • Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft. Engraving by A. Smith, 1811, after R. Smirke.
  • The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.
  • Edward Jenner. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself after J. R. Smith, 1800.
  • A dog chasing a cat through a window. Etching by W. R. Smith after J. Pitman.
  • Edward Jenner. Line engraving by A. M. Monsaldi after J. Northcote and J. R. Smith.
  • A man telling a lady's fortune. Oil painting after J.R. Smith.
  • A God-like figure embraces a young fainting girl. Stipple engraving by B. Smith, 1797, after R. Westall.
  • A fractured pelvis bone. Line block print after R.W. Smith, 1862.
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