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Sir George Smith Gibbes 1771-1851 F. 1804

Catalogue reference: Portrait/X42

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This record is a file about the Sir George Smith Gibbes 1771-1851 F. 1804 dating from 1798.

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Reference

Portrait/X42

Title

Sir George Smith Gibbes 1771-1851 F. 1804

Date

1798

Description

By John Keenan,

Short half length; greyish-white hair, brown eyes; white stock, black coat, a dark gown over his shoulders; dark brown background. Signed at the bottom on the right: J. Keenan 1798.

Held by
Royal College of Physicians of London
Language

English

Immediate source of acquisition

Presented in 1879, by his grandson, Heneage Gibbes.

Physical condition

Oils on canvas, 29¾ by 24½ inches

Administrative / biographical background

George Smith Gibbes was born in Wiltshire and graduated in medicine at Oxford. He practised successfully in Bath, where he had a distinguished reputation for many years. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society. His papers included one on the Component parts of Animal Matters, and on their Conversion into a substance resembling Spermaceti. In 1819 he was appointed physician-extraordinary to Queen Charlotte, and in 1820 he received the honour of knighthood.

Publication note(s)
<p>Annals, 22 December 1879; 1900 List; 1926 Catalogue; al. from the donor (n.d.).</p>
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/00d52252-a302-4395-a6c5-d00a513061fe/

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Sir George Smith Gibbes 1771-1851 F. 1804