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John Orrin Smith

British wood-engraver (1799-1843)

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Images from the collections

Images by John Orrin Smith

6 images from works
  • A wealthy and well-dressed doctor; suggesting he has a large number of patients. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J.K. Meadows, 1840.
  • A nurse carrying a bowl and candle-stick. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J. Kenny Meadows, 1840.
  • A monthly nurse, who looks after a mother and a newborn baby for the first month after the birth. Wood engraving by Orrin Smith, ca. 1840, after Kenny Meadows.
  • A nurse carrying a bowl and candle-stick. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J. Kenny Meadows, 1840.
  • A wealthy and well-dressed doctor; suggesting he has a large number of patients. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J.K. Meadows, 1840.
  • A foppish medical student smoking a cigarette; denoting a cavalier attitude. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J. Kenny Meadows.

Works from the collections

4 works

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    A wealthy and well-dressed doctor; suggesting he has a large number of patients. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J.K. Meadows, 1840.

    Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874. | Date: 1840 | Reference: 10939i
    • Pictures

    A nurse carrying a bowl and candle-stick. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J. Kenny Meadows, 1840.

    Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874. | Date: 1840 | Reference: 11738i
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    A foppish medical student smoking a cigarette; denoting a cavalier attitude. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J. Kenny Meadows.

    Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874. | Date: 1840 | Reference: 10941i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A monthly nurse, who looks after a mother and a newborn baby for the first month after the birth. Wood engraving by Orrin Smith, ca. 1840, after Kenny Meadows.

    Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874. | Date: 1840 | Reference: 11737i

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Kenny Meadows

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