World War I: an operation in a light cruiser. Oil painting by Godfrey Jervis Gordon ("Jan Gordon").

  • Gordon, Jan, 1882-1944.
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47399i
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The patient is at right angles to the picture plane, with his feet in the foreground. The surgeons to left and right wear white gowns and masks and green gloves; the anaesthetist behind wears a white gown and mask, but apparently no gloves. Far left and right, two officers not wearing protective clothing

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1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 76 x 102 cm

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Label on front of frame: An operation in a light cruiser

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Wellcome Collection 47399i

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