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Portrait of William Macewen, CB DCL FRS 1848-1924

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Portrait of William Macewen, CB DCL FRS 1848-1924

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Seated three-quarter length in a black suit against a dark background.
Macewen was a surgeon who worked in several hospitals in Glasgow, including the Royal Infirmary and the Western Infirmary. He was a pioneer of modern brain surgery and developed a number of operating techniques in bone surgery. He was also an early proponent of aseptic procedures in the operating theatre and often had surgical instruments and theatre furniture designed to his own specifications.

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20th century

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91

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36" x 28"

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Oil on canvas

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Seated three-quarter length in a black suit against a dark background.

Portrait of Mr Archie McDougall

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Portrait of Mr Archie McDougall

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Archie McDougall graduated from the University of Glasgow in medicine in 1938. He specialised in orthopaedi surgery, going on to work as a consultant at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He then was head of the orthopaedic department at the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary- this department was one of the first in Scotland to carry out total joint replacements. Besides his work as an orthopaedic surgeon, he often acted as an examiner for the surgical examinations held at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

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536

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60 x 50 cm

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Oil on canvas

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Archie McDougall graduated from the University of Glasgow in medicine in 1938. He specialised in orthopaedi surgery, going on to work as a consultant at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He then was head of the orthopaedic department at the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary- this department was one of the first in Scotland to carry out total joint replacements. Besides his work as an orthopaedic surgeon, he often acted as an examiner for the surgical examinations held at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

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