About this artwork
William Cullen followed almost every avenue open to him in his medical career. As a general practitioner, surgeon and lecturer at both Glasgow and Edinburgh universities, he specialised in chemistry, botany and surgery. He gained a reputation as the pre-eminent Scottish doctor of his generation, which in 1773 won him the prestigious chair of the practice of medicine at Edinburgh’s medical school. In addition to his own practice, Cullen ran an extensive postal consultation service. At the height of his professional fame, he gave medical advice in response to over 150 letters a year, advising on lifestyle, diet and various forms of medication.
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title:William Cullen, 1710 - 1790. Chemist and physician
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date created:1838
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:10.49 x 8.25 cm
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accession number:SP IV 43.8
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John Kay
John Kay
John Kay was a portrait etcher and miniature painter who was born near Dalkeith. Self-taught, he originally started working as a barber in Edinburgh but devoted his spare time to art. In 1785 he left the barber’s trade for caricature portraiture. He made nearly 900 plates of almost every notable...