Surgeons in Kay’s Portraits
Surgeons in Kay’s Portraits
Author(s): Iain MacinytreSubject(s): History, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Scottish surgery; history of medicine; John Kay; caricatures; Scottish Enlightenment;
Summary/Abstract: This paper describes four Scottish surgeons depicted by John Kay, a famous Edinburgh caricaturist active during the Scottish Enlightenment. It gives the reader some interesting insights into the life, work and culture, of surgeons in 18th century Scotland.
Journal: Państwo i Społeczeństwo
- Issue Year: XXI/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 37-49
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English