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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
- Portrait of Sir James Clark (1788-1870), bust-length, in a brown coat and blue silk cravat

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of Sir James Clark (1788-1870), bust-length, in a brown coat and blue silk cravat
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • £938
  • ($1,566)
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    £500 - £800
  • ($835 - $1,336)

Sale Information

Sale 5974
The Sunday Sale - Property from the Academy of Medical Sciences, removed from 41 Portland Place, W1 and The Robert Harling Collection
13 September 2009
London, South Kensington




Lot Description

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of Sir James Clark (1788-1870), bust-length, in a brown coat and blue silk cravat
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)

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Lot Notes

Sir James Clark, first Baronet, (1788-1870) was a physician whose most notable achievement was his research into and publication of a treatise entitled The influence of climate in the prevention and cure of chronic disease of 1829.
In 1826 he was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and served on the General Medical Council between the years 1858 and 1860. He was responsible for a number of Royal commissions including advising on military hygeine in the aftermath of the Crimean War, and introduced Florence Nightingale to Queen Victoria. (R. Agnew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).

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