Members of the International Medical Congress, London, 1881. Photograph by Herbert R. Barraud, 1882.
- Barraud, 1845-1896.
- Date:
- February 25th, 1882
- Reference:
- 574994i
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"Herbert Barraud continued with his work in the medical field to create the ambitious Members of the International Medical Congress, London, 1881, a composite photograph of the 684 members of the seventh congress arranged in an impressive neo-Gothic tiered hall which, it has been suggested, is the interior of St James's Hall, Piccadilly. The photograph was published with a key by Bailliere, Tindall, and Cox and was available in two sizes—47 inches by 30 or 29 inches by 20."--Magda Keaney, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
London (20 King William Street, Strand, WC) : Messrs. Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, February 25th, 1882.
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 47.6 x 72 cm
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Members of the International Medical Congress, London, 1881. Designed and photographed by Mr Barraud, London.
References note
John B. Booth, 'Alfred Gardiner Brown (1838-1882) MRCS Eng., FRCS (Ed.) : his contribution to the history of the development of the tuning fork', Journal of laryngology and otology', 1999, 113: 304-313 (photograph reproduced, p. 308, fig. 6a; detail of A. Gardiner Brown, p. 309, fig. 6b)
Magda Keaney, 'Barraud, Herbert Rose (1844/51896)', Oxford dictionary of national biography, Oxford University Press, 2006
Reference
Wellcome Collection 574994i
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