Scottish surgeon and naturalist in India (1726-1805)

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Patrick Russell. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell, 1811, after G. Dance, 1794.

Patrick Russell. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1811, after L. Vaslet.

The life and viper of Dr. Patrick Russell MD FRS (1727-1805) : physician and naturalist / Barbara J. Hawgood.

A snake, slender and pale brown in colour, with large dark brown oblong-shaped markings running along its back: includes an outline drawing of the tail. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

An Indian snake, Bodroo Pam. Coloured engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

An Indian snake: Bodroo Pam. Engraving by Skelton, ca. 1796.

A snake, dark green/brown in colour, with dark brown oval-shaped markings or cross-bands edged in white. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

The natural history of Aleppo. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood. Together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague / By Alex. Russell, M. D.

An Indian snake: Pedda Poda. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

An Indian snake: Jeri Potoo. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

An Indian snake: Katla Tutta. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

The head and expanded neck of Nagoo, an Indian snake. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

A snake, dark brown in colour, with black cross-bands and two yellow lines running along the length of the back. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

A snake, black or dark grey in colour, with white cross-banded markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

An Indian snake of the Boa genus, Gedi Paragoodoo. Coloured engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

A snake, dark in colour, with a yellowish stripe running along its side, a green underbelly and a white tail with patchy black markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

A snake, bright green in colour with a pale underbelly (?). Watercolour, ca. 1795.

A snake, (bungarus caeruleus?) yellow and tan in colour, with brown and black diamond-shaped markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

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The natural history of Aleppo. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood. Together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague / By Alex. Russell, M. D.

An Indian snake, Bodroo Pam. Coloured engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

A snake, dark in colour, with a yellowish stripe running along its side, a green underbelly and a white tail with patchy black markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

A snake, bright green in colour with a pale underbelly (?). Watercolour, ca. 1795.

A snake, (bungarus caeruleus?) yellow and tan in colour, with brown and black diamond-shaped markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

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Patrick Russell

Images from the collections

Images by Patrick Russell

Images featuring Patrick Russell

Works from the collections

The natural history of Aleppo. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood. Together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague / By Alex. Russell, M. D.

An Indian snake, Bodroo Pam. Coloured engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

A snake, dark in colour, with a yellowish stripe running along its side, a green underbelly and a white tail with patchy black markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

A snake, bright green in colour with a pale underbelly (?). Watercolour, ca. 1795.

A snake, (bungarus caeruleus?) yellow and tan in colour, with brown and black diamond-shaped markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

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