Detail View: Thomson-Walker Portraits: Francis Willis (1718-1807), D.D., M.D., F.R.C.P., Alienist; attended George III.
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Work Record ID:
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0013957
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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TW1 W.
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Holding Institution:
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University of Edinburgh
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Title:
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Francis Willis (1718-1807), D.D., M.D., F.R.C.P., Alienist; attended George III.
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Creator:
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Collyer, Joseph (1748-1827)
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Creator Nationality:
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English
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Production Notes:
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After a pastel drawing by Russell at the NPG, London.
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Associate Creator:
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Russell, John (1745-1806)
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Associate Creator Nationality:
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British
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Associate Creator Role:
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Pastellist
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Date:
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1789
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Description:
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Following his education at Oxford University Willis took holy orders but his real love was medicine and he subsequently gained both MB and MD. He practiced at a hospital in Lincoln for several years and gained some expertise in the treatment of mental illnesses. In 1788 Willis was called upon to treat the 'madness' of the king who was then confined at Kew. In this he had some success despite the opposition of the medical establishment who regarded him as something of a 'quack' or charlatan.
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Technique:
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Engraving
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Secondary Technique:
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Stipple
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Location:
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Department:
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Centre for Research Collections
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Subject:
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Willis, Francis
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Subject Role:
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Sitter
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Subject Category:
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Portraits
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Subject Category:
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Science
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Subject Category:
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Medicine
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Reference:
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Wellcome, Portraits, III (1973), 3194.3
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Rights Statement:
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Digital Image: Copyright © The University of Edinburgh. Original: Out of Copyright.
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Provenance Notes:
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Thomson-Walker Collection
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Tag:
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Medicine
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Tag:
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Portraits
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Tag:
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Science and Natural History
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Tag:
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Archives
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Tag:
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Portrait
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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97502366
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Repro Capture Date:
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2010:02:08 12:10:22
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