Print of Westminster Abbey and Hosptial in 1837
Item
Title
Print of Westminster Abbey and Hosptial in 1837
Subject
Medicine; Victorian; Hospital; Print
Description
Dated at the start of the reign of Queen Victoria, this print depicts, on the left, Westminster Hopstial and on the right, Westminster Abbey; it also had its own medical school in 1834 and is an example of the development of a hospital-based medical practice.
Historian David Livingstone Stated that Hosptials in the 19th century turned into places that, “Could promote itself as a scientific shrine with diagnostic laboratories and clinical technologies; and the wealthy willingly came for care."
Historian David Livingstone Stated that Hosptials in the 19th century turned into places that, “Could promote itself as a scientific shrine with diagnostic laboratories and clinical technologies; and the wealthy willingly came for care."
Creator
Drawn by J. Salmon from a Sketch by R. Garland and engraved by I. Woods
Date
1837
Place
Westminster, London, England
Type
Print with engraving
Source
Publisher
John Woods
Rights
Creative Commons, 4.0
Format
Print on Paper with steel engraving, 127mmx169mm
Contributor
Nixie Young
