M0018173: "The First Operation Under Ether”, Robert Hinckley

Previous title, replaced October 2020: The first operation in general anaesthesia, Boston, 1846.

Reproduction of a painting by Robert Hinkley depicting the first public demonstration of the use of general anaesthesia, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston on 16th October 1846. The reproduction is from an unknown source. The original painting is held by the Boston Medical Library

August 1960

3 photographs glass plate negative, photographic print, sheet film negative; range in size from 5 x 5 cm to 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.