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Portrait of Professor John Gardner MD LRCP(Edin)
Portrait of Professor John Gardner MD LRCP(Edin)

Portrait of Professor John Gardner MD LRCP(Edin)

Artist (Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland, 1821 - 1911)
After (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)
Mediummezzotint on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsImage Size: 42.7 x 34.4cm
Paper Size: 54.3 x 43cm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1913 by Sir George Reid.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG006023
Keywords
About MeProfessor John Gardner (1804-1880) was a medical writer, First Secretary to Royal College of Chemistry and Professor of Chemistry to General Apothecaries Company.
More About Me
Despite having his portrait done, Gardner's career ended ignominiously when he was sacked for financial misconduct at the Royal College of Chemistry and literally thrown out of the building