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Oil on canvas, 75 x 62 cm

John Burt was one of an Edinburgh medical dynasty. He was educated at the High School and Edinburgh University and while travelling on the Continent graduated with a MD at the University of Giessen in 1826.

His…

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Oil on canvas, 95 x 79 cm

John Croom had an impressive Edinburgh medical pedigree. His grandfather (also Sir John Halliday Croom) was professor of midwifery in the University of Edinburgh and his father, Dr David Halliday Croom, was a respected…

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Oil on canvas, 78.7 x 63.5 cm

Born in London and educated in Exeter, John Hughes Bennett (1812–1875) commenced the study of medicine in Edinburgh in 1833. He obtained an MD with a gold medal in 1837.

He was a leading member of the Royal…

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Oil on canvas, 71 x 50.8 cm

John Moir was born in a French fortress at Verdun, the son of a Naval Surgeon. His parents were taken prisoners during the Napoleonic War. In an exchange of prisoners in 1814, Dr Moir, senior, came to Edinburgh with…

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Oil on canvas, 76 x 62 cm

Born in Philadelphia, the son of a merchant who emigrated from Wales, John Morgan (1735–1789) graduated in Arts at the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) and then spent six years apprenticed…

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Oil on canvas, 50 x 39 cm

Artist: Ian Hughes

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Oil on canvas, 75 x 65 cm

Born in Yorkshire of Scottish parents, John Richmond was educated at Doncaster Grammar School and Edinburgh University where he graduated with an MB ChB in 1948, a date coinciding with the inauguration of the National…

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Oil on canvas, 83.2 x 71 cm

John Rutherford (1695–1779) was born in a manse in Yarrow, Selkirkshire. He studied philosophy and mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.

He then served as an apprentice to Mr Nisbit, an Edinburgh surgeon.…

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Oil on canvas, 121.9 x 106.7 cm

John Sibbald, a descendant of Sir Robert Sibbald, was born in Edinburgh and educated at Merchiston Castle School and Edinburgh University where he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1854. Following…

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Oil on canvas, 86.3 x 66 cm

Born in Edinburgh, John Taylor was the son of one of the earliest medical missionaries of the Church of England to India. He was educated at Edinburgh's High School and Edinburgh University, where he graduated in…
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