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Thomas Elliotson (1800–1850) was the son of a wealthy Southwark druggist. Little is known about his medical career. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge, and took the degrees of MB in 1825 and MD in 1830. Afterwards he moved to London where he lived first in Clapham, then in Regent Street. In 1846 he moved to Rome. He died in Malta in 1850.

This portrait was given to the Royal College of Physicians by Elliotson’s sisters, Emma and Eliza. It is probably the same painting that James Ramsay exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1837. It was also shown at the National Portrait Exhibition, London, in 1868.

Royal College of Physicians, London

London

Title

Thomas Elliotson (1800–1850)

Date

c.1837

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 91.4 x W 71.8 cm

Accession number

X160

Acquisition method

gift from Emma and Eliza Elliotson, 1851

Work type

Painting

Royal College of Physicians, London

11 St Andrew's Place, Regent's Park, London, Greater London NW1 4LE England

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Artist or maker

James Ramsay

1786–1854

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