Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
(1856-1943), Surgeon and health campaignerSitter in 11 portraits
Surgeon; associated for most of his career with Guy's Hospital, Lane is known particularly for three surgical procedures: treatment of the cleft palate, the application of internal splints to fractures using the aseptical 'Lane technique' and the treatment of chronic intestinal stasis. During the 1914-18 War he organised and opened Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, a pioneering institution in plastic surgery. In 1925 he founded the New Health Society, the first organised body to deal with social medicine.
Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber; Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1920s?
NPG 4529(109)
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Alfred Wolmark
pen and ink, 1926
NPG 4484
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 2 January 1930
NPG x124834
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1 March 1938
NPG x85165
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt ('Men of the Day. No. 2324. "Willie."')
by Stanley Cock
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 21 May 1913
NPG D45714
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1920s
NPG x82412
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 2 January 1930
NPG x124835
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 1 March 1938
NPG x155350
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 1 March 1938
NPG x155351
Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 1 March 1938
NPG x155352
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