Dr John Kirk
View of Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh
About this artwork
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artist:Dr John Kirk (1832 - 1922) Scottish
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title:View of Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh
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date created:1850s
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:14.00 x 18.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Private Collection on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland
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accession number:PGPL 8.38
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Dr John Kirk
Dr John Kirk
Born in Barry, Forfarshire, Kirk studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1854. He then served as assistant physician in the Crimean War in 1855. In 1857 he was appointed to accompany Dr. David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition. The numerous photographs that Kirk took...
