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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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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Portrait/X42
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Title (The name of the record)
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Sir George Smith Gibbes 1771-1851 F. 1804
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Date (When the record was created)
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1798
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal College of Physicians of London
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Presented in 1879, by his grandson, Heneage Gibbes.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Oils on canvas, 29¾ by 24½ inches
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- <p>Annals, 22 December 1879; 1900 List; 1926 Catalogue; al. from the donor (n.d.).</p>
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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