Sir William Linton
(1801-1880), Army physicianLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 4 portraits
Linton entered the Army Medical Department in 1826 and, after serving in Canada, the Mediterranean and the West Indies, was appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals of the Army in the Crimea. He was present at every action until the fall of Sevastopol and had care of the barrack hospital in Scutari until the British forces came home. In 1857 he was appointed Inspector-General of Hospitals, and shortly afterwards he proceeded to India to assume the post of Principal Medical Officer of the European army. He held these offices throughout the Indian mutiny. In 1859, as a reward for his services, Linton was appointed an honorary physician to Queen Victoria.
Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari'
by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1856
NPG 4305
The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari
by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1857
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6202
Florence Nightingale at Scutari. A Mission of Mercy
by Samuel Bellin, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after Jerry Barrett
mixed-method engraving, 1858 (1857)
NPG D43044
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