British surgeon and medical writer (1800–1887)

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Richard Quain, surgeon at University College Hospital, London. Lithograph by T. Bridgford.

Buildings and alumni of University College Hospital, London. Colour lithograph by Beynon & Company.

Richard Quain, surgeon at University College Hospital, London. Wood engraving by R. Taylor, 1887.

The anatomy of the arteries of the human body and its applications to pathology and operative surgery with a series of lithographic drawings / / by Richard Quain. The drawings from nature and on stone by Joseph Maclise.

Illustrations of a peculiar bleeding tumour of the rectum / by Richard Quain.

On the employment of the heat of electricity in practical surgery / by John Marshall.

Human anatomy (Volume 1).

On fatty diseases of the heart / by Richard Quain.

The elements of anatomy / Edited by Richard Quain and William Sharpey. Pt. I.

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Richard Quain

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Works from the collections

Illustrations of a peculiar bleeding tumour of the rectum / by Richard Quain.

On the employment of the heat of electricity in practical surgery / by John Marshall.

Human anatomy (Volume 1).

On fatty diseases of the heart / by Richard Quain.

The elements of anatomy / Edited by Richard Quain and William Sharpey. Pt. I.

Frequent collaborators

Richard Quain

Images from the collections

Images by Richard Quain

Images featuring Richard Quain

Works from the collections

Illustrations of a peculiar bleeding tumour of the rectum / by Richard Quain.

On the employment of the heat of electricity in practical surgery / by John Marshall.

Human anatomy (Volume 1).

On fatty diseases of the heart / by Richard Quain.

The elements of anatomy / Edited by Richard Quain and William Sharpey. Pt. I.

Frequent collaborators

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