BetaThis search tool is in development. Find out more.
Pictures
A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
- Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.
Available online
License
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
You can use this work for any purpose, including commercial uses, without restriction under copyright law. You should also provide attribution to the original work, source and licence.
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) terms and conditions https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Credit: A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
Credit: Wellcome Collection.
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Selected images from this work
About this work
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour ; image 25.5 x 37 cm
Contributors
Notes
See Wellcome Library catalogue no. 17928i - companion painting
Publications note
See further: John P Griffin, A tale of two paintings and the London medical scene of the late 18th century, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, August 1990, vol. 83, no. 8, pp. 520-523
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 17930i
Reproduction note
An oil painting by R. Smirke of this composition is in the Government Art Collection
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Permanent link
We’re improving the information on this page. Find out more.