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Letter to William Hunter

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Description: Letter to William Hunter
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Description: William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum
William Hunter commenced his study of the anatomy of the human gravid uterus in the winter of 1750–51, a project that has continued to define his medical reputation to the present day. He had arrived in London in 1740 to apprentice himself to William Smellie (1697–1763) and acquire the obstetric skills required of a successful provincial doctor. Though Smellie eventually...
PublisherYale Center for British Art
Related print edition pages: pp.248-273
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00250.014

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