The English Physician William Withering
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DatesSigned: Signed 1792
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 125 x 101 cm h x w x d: Ram 144 x 118 x 8 cm
Inventory numberNM 2339
AcqusitionPurchase 1921
Other titlesTitle (sv): Den engelske läkaren William Withering Title (en): The English Physician William Withering
DescriptionDescription: Wlliam Withering was a British doctor, botanist and mineralogist. He was the first person to describe in scientific terms how the digitalis plant could be used to treat heart disease. He also discovered a mineral, barium carbonate, which was named witherite after him. The artist Carl Fredrik von Breda worked in London in the 1790s. Among his commissions was to paint portraits of members of the Lunar Society, of which Withering was a member.
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