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Albucasis (Abul-Qasim Khalaf ibn Abbas al-Zahrawi) was born near Cordova in the tenth century and died around 1013 AD. His treatise on surgery was especially notable for its description of cautery. An Arabic edition and English translation was published by the Wellcome Institute in 1973. This painting is one of over 26 paintings by the historical painter Ernest Board that were commissioned by Henry S. Wellcome in around 1912 of episodes relating to the history of medicine and science.
Title
Albucasis Blistering a Patient in the Hospital at Córdoba
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 61 x W 92 cm
Accession number
45909i
Acquisition method
commissioned by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Painting