Amputation: A Dramatic Act
Hunterian Museum, Lincoln's Inn Fields 35-43, WC2A 3PE London, Covent Garden
£8
About
A talk titled 'Amputation: A Dramatic Act' at the Hunterian Museum. It is given by Dawn Kemp, Director of Museums at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and tells the story of an oil painting from the mid-1700s that was stolen from the museum in the 1980s and recently recovered. The painting shows a male patient undergoing the amputation of his left leg, and the talk presents new evidence about who, what, where and why it depicts. Afterwards, attendees can view the painting and the temporary exhibition 'The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospital' before it closes.
Written by a model, sources: hunterianmuseum.org
Venue
Hunterian Museum is in London’s Covent Garden.
Lincoln's Inn Fields 35-43, WC2A 3PE London
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