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Physicians and surgeons


467 People in group

Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake

Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake

1865-1925
Surgeon; first British woman to obtain the degree of Master of Surgery; daughter of Frederick James Aldrich-Blake
Sitter in 2 portraits
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

1836-1917
Physician
Sitter in 7 portraits
Sir Roger Bannister

Sir Roger Bannister

1929-2018
Physician and middle distance runner; Olympian and first person to break the four minute mile
Sitter in 4 portraits
Dame Carol Mary Black

Dame Carol Mary Black

1939-
Rheumatologist; President of the Royal College of Physicians
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir William Butts

Sir William Butts

1485-1545
Physician and confidant of Henry VIII
Sitter associated with 7 portraits
Sir Roy Yorke Calne

Sir Roy Yorke Calne

1930-
Surgeon
Sitter in 3 portraits
Erasmus Darwin

Erasmus Darwin

1731-1802
Physician and poet
Sitter in 8 portraits
Dame Sally Davies

Dame Sally Davies

1949-
Chief Medical Officer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Henry Havelock Ellis

Henry Havelock Ellis

1859-1939
Physician and psychologist
Sitter in 17 portraits
William Harvey

William Harvey

1578-1657
Physician, discovered the circulation of the blood
Sitter in 19 portraits
Joseph Hume

Joseph Hume

1777-1855
Doctor and politician; MP for Aberdeen Burghs, Middlesex and Montrose Burghs
Sitter associated with 75 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
Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner

1749-1823
Surgeon; discoverer of vaccination
Sitter in 11 portraits
Sophia Jex-Blake

Sophia Jex-Blake

1840-1912
Physician and campaigner for women's rights
Sitter in 2 portraits
Joseph Lister, Baron Lister

Joseph Lister, Baron Lister

1827-1912
Surgeon and founder of a system of antiseptic surgery
Sitter in 16 portraits
Sir Archibald Hector McIndoe

Sir Archibald Hector McIndoe

1900-1960
Plastic surgeon
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne

Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne

1573-1655
Physician and chemist
Sitter in 12 portraits
Richard Mead

Richard Mead

1673-1754
Physician
Sitter associated with 9 portraits
Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller

1934-2019
Physician, theatre and opera director and television presenter
Sitter in 29 portraits