William Hawes: memorial tablet. Line engraving by J. Basire.

William Hawes. Aquatint silhouette, 1801.

A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.

William Hawes. Line engraving by P. F. Bertonnier after A. Lefèvre.

William Hawes. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1802.

A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

1 painting : watercolour ; image 25.5 x 37 cm

A short history of the Royal Humane Society. To mark its 200th anniversary / [Peter J Bishop].

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 22 cm (1/40)

To the governors of the Surry Dispensary. : There are instances where we recommend reluctantly. Upon the present occasion, of electing a physician to the Surry Dispensary, I do most cordially recommend Dr. Hawes.

Manual of popular instructions, for recovering persons apparently dead from drowning, suffocation, lightning : to which are added, remarks on the accidents incident to children and cautions, hints &c to persons exposed to the accidents and diseases for the prevention and cure of which this tract is designed / drawn up under the sanction, and with the assistance of Dr. Hawes, institutor and treasurer of the Royal Humane Society, London.

An address to the public [on premature death and interment] / [William Hawes].

The annual report 1797. By W. Hawes, M.D. senior physician to the Surrey and London dispensaries, hon. member of the R.P.S. Ed. Manchester L.S.P. &c

1 volume (4 unnumbered pages, li, 1 unnumbered page, 635 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (engr.), portrait ; 8vo (21 cm)

Transactions of the Royal Humane Society : dedicated by permission to His Majesty by W. Hawes.

2 unnumbered pages, 88, 41 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 43-130 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (8vo)

An address to the King and Parliament of Great-Britain, on preserving the lives of the inhabitants.

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William Hawes

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Images featuring William Hawes

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An address to the public [on premature death and interment] / [William Hawes].

The annual report 1797. By W. Hawes, M.D. senior physician to the Surrey and London dispensaries, hon. member of the R.P.S. Ed. Manchester L.S.P. &c

Transactions of the Royal Humane Society : dedicated by permission to His Majesty by W. Hawes.

An address to the King and Parliament of Great-Britain, on preserving the lives of the inhabitants.

William Hawes. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1802.

A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

A short history of the Royal Humane Society. To mark its 200th anniversary / [Peter J Bishop].

To the governors of the Surry Dispensary. : There are instances where we recommend reluctantly. Upon the present occasion, of electing a physician to the Surry Dispensary, I do most cordially recommend Dr. Hawes.

William Hawes. Aquatint silhouette, 1801.

Frequent collaborators

William Hawes

Images from the collections

Images featuring William Hawes

Works from the collections

An address to the public [on premature death and interment] / [William Hawes].

The annual report 1797. By W. Hawes, M.D. senior physician to the Surrey and London dispensaries, hon. member of the R.P.S. Ed. Manchester L.S.P. &c

Transactions of the Royal Humane Society : dedicated by permission to His Majesty by W. Hawes.

An address to the King and Parliament of Great-Britain, on preserving the lives of the inhabitants.

William Hawes. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1802.

A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

A short history of the Royal Humane Society. To mark its 200th anniversary / [Peter J Bishop].

To the governors of the Surry Dispensary. : There are instances where we recommend reluctantly. Upon the present occasion, of electing a physician to the Surry Dispensary, I do most cordially recommend Dr. Hawes.

William Hawes. Aquatint silhouette, 1801.

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