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James Tassie British, Scottish
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John Hunter (1728–1793) was the founder of scientific surgery. The portrait may have been occasioned by his being named surgeon general in 1791.
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Title: Dr. John Hunter
Artist:
James Tassie (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1735–1799 London)
Date: 1791
Culture: British, London
Medium: Glass paste
Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 3 in. (9.5 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Accession Number: 10.33.5
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