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This is a Victorian or Edwardian cult-portrait, based on the woodcut frontispiece to Gale's book, 'Certaine Works of Chirurgerie', which was published in 1563.
Title
Thomas Gale (1507–1586), Surgeon
Date
c.1900 (?)
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
H 18.5 x W 16 cm
Accession number
578818i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Thomas Galus Master in chirurgerie anglus ...
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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