The Agnew Clinic

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Title

The Agnew Clinic

Description

The painting was commissioned by a few undergraduate students in the Unversity of Pennsylvania to honor anatomist and surgeon David Hayes Agnew on his retirement from teaching. 

The painting depicts Dr. Agnew performing surgery medical amphitheater under the view of a crown of presumably medical students from the university. He stands in the left foreground while holding a scalpel.

Creator

Thomas Eakins

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Agnew_Clinic

Publisher

John Morgan Building, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date

1889

Contributor

Megumi Gupta

Rights

John Morgan Building, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Format

Oil on Canvas

Type

Oil painting

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Painting

Physical Dimensions

214 cm × 300 cm (​84 38 in × ​118 18 in)

Files

The_Agnew_Clinic_-_Thomas_Eakins.jpg

Citation

Thomas Eakins, “The Agnew Clinic,” Enlightenmens, accessed March 22, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/280.

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