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Doctors and nurses


450 People in group

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

1836-1917
Physician
Sitter in 7 portraits
Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell

1865-1915
Nurse
Sitter in 6 portraits
William Harvey

William Harvey

1578-1657
Physician, discovered the circulation of the blood
Sitter in 19 portraits
John Hunter

John Hunter

1728-1793
Surgeon and anatomist
Sitter in 13 portraits
William Hunter

William Hunter

1718-1783
Anatomist and physician; obstetrician and physician to Queen Charlotte
Sitter associated with 6 portraits
Melanie Klein

Melanie Klein

1882-1960
Psychoanalyst and writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller

1934-
Physician, theatre and opera director and television presenter
Sitter in 29 portraits
Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

1820-1910
Reformer of hospital nursing and of the Army Medical Services
Sitter associated with 36 portraits
Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole

1805-1881
Nurse, adventurer and writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
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John Abercrombie

1780-1844
Physician
Sitter in 1 portrait
John Abernethy

John Abernethy

1764-1831
Surgeon and teacher
Sitter in 10 portraits
James Johnston Abraham

James Johnston Abraham

1876-1963
Surgeon and writer
Sitter in 9 portraits
Sir George Stewart Abram

Sir George Stewart Abram

1866-1928
Physician; Mayor of Reading
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Bt

Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Bt

1815-1900
Physician
Sitter in 7 portraits
Nicholas Alcocke

Nicholas Alcocke

active 1541-died 1550
Surgeon to King Edward VI
Sitter associated with 1 portrait
Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

1878-1942
Red Cross nurse; daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh; wife of Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Sitter associated with 17 portraits
Hoda Ali

Hoda Ali

Nurse and human rights activist
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Pulteney Alison

William Pulteney Alison

1790-1859
Physician
Sitter in 4 portraits
Gerald ('Gerry') Altmann

Gerald ('Gerry') Altmann

1960-
Psychologist; expert in the psychology of language
Sitter in 1 portrait
James Anderson

James Anderson

1738-1809
Botanist, agriculturalist and physician in India
Sitter in 7 portraits