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Portrait of John Balmanno MD President 1802-1804, 1812-1814

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Portrait of John Balmanno MD President 1802-1804, 1812-1814

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Seated three-quarter length by a desk. Oil on canvas.
The physician John Balmanno was Visiting Physician to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Glasgow Royal Asylum, and served two terms as President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons between 1802 and 1814.

He studied medicine in Edinburgh, graduating in 1798, and was admitted to the College in 1801. He took up his position at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1804, then going on to taking up the role of Visiting Physicians to the Glasgow Royal Asylum in 1821- this post was previously held by Robert Cleghorn.

Balmanno’s mother was a well-known apothecary in the Trongate in Glasgow.

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MacNee; Sir; Daniel (1806-1882); Artist, RA); Studio of Sir Daniel Macnee (Chrisitie's) or Raeburn; Sir; Henry (1756-1823); Artist (Gibson, 1983)

Date

19th century

Identifier

38

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125 x 100 cm

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Oil on canvas

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Seated three-quarter length by a desk. Oil on canvas.

Case notes of patients from Glasgow Asylum for Lunatics

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Case notes of patients from Glasgow Asylum for Lunatics

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Case notes of patients from Glasgow Asylum for Lunatics in the hand of Robert Cleghorn[2] with further notes by Dr John Balmanno. Anecdotes by Balmanno at the back of the volume. Book plate of William James Fleming MD. (Balmanno’s uncle was a William Fleming).

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Robert Cleghorn, John Balmanno.

Date

c. 1814 - onwards

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RCPSG 1/20/2/2

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Case notes of patients from Glasgow Asylum for Lunatics in the hand of Robert Cleghorn[2] with further notes by Dr John Balmanno. Anecdotes by Balmanno at the back of the volume. Book plate of William James Fleming MD. (Balmanno’s uncle was a William Fleming).

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