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Henry Hill Hickman Performing Experiments on Suspended Animation

Richard Tennant Cooper (1885–1957)

Wellcome Collection

Henry Hill Hickman Performing Experiments on Suspended Animation

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Title

Henry Hill Hickman Performing Experiments on Suspended Animation

Date

c.1912

Medium

gouache on paper (?)

Measurements

H 59 x W 47.4 cm

Accession number

45671i

Acquisition method

commissioned by Henry S. Wellcome

Work type

Watercolour

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Richard Tennant Cooper

1885–1957

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