M0018538: Portrait of John Abernethy (1764-1831)

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Photograph of a silhouette of John Abernethy (1764-1831) English surgeon. Found inside a notebook of his lectures. At the time the photograph was taken the silhouette was in the possession of Professor C. E. Dolman, University of British Columbia

M0018538: Portrait of John Abernethy (1764-1831)

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