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Dr James Hamilton, seen here at about the age of 40, was a prominent and well-respected physician in late 18th- and early 19th-century Edinburgh. He worked at the Royal Infirmary, the Trades Maiden Hospital and George Heriot's Hospital, a school which had earlier been attended by Henry Raeburn. Hamilton authored a successful medical text book, 'Observations on the Utility and Administration of Purgative Medicines', first published in 1805, which ran to eight editions. He was known in his later years as one of the last of Edinburgh's residents to wear 18th-century clothing and his three-cornered cocked-hat led to the nickname 'Cocky Hamilton'. Henry Raeburn painted Dr Hamilton three times. The latest portrait, commissioned by the Trades Maiden Hospital, is now in a private collection.
Title
Dr James Hamilton (1749–1835), Edinburgh Physician
Date
c.1790
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 90 x W 71 cm
Accession number
17618
Acquisition method
purchased from Sotheby's, 2001
Work type
Painting
Government Art Collection
Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, Greater London SW1A 2BL England
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