LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A French bronze portrait bust of Ambroise Pare
LATE 19TH CENTURY
After Desiré Pierre Louis Marie, on a circular socle and square base
49 cm. high

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Lot Essay

Ambroise Paré (1510-1590) is regarded as the most famous surgical figure of the l6th century and the father of French Surgery. He was born in Bourg Herent in France. In 1532 he became an apprentice to a Parisian barber-surgeon, then worked for four years at Hotel Dieu in Paris. In 1541, he became a master barber-surgeon and did some work as an army surgeon. In 1564, he published a monumental work on Surgery, the Dix Livres de la Chirurgie.

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