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Gift of The Hartford Dental Society, 2009.410.16  © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Triptic of Horace Well's life
Gift of The Hartford Dental Society, 2009.410.16 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Triptic of Horace Well's life

SubjectPortrait of Horace Wells 1815 - 1848
After a work byAfter a work by Cecilio Pla Spanish, 1860 - 1934
Original OwnerOriginally owned by Dr. Luis Subirana Matas Spanish, 1871 - 1938
Date1906
MediumPrint on paper
DimensionsFrame (Height x Width): 16 5/16 x 27 3/4 x 3/4in. (41.4 x 70.5 x 1.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Hartford Medical Society
DescriptionReduced reproduction of the triptic painted for Dr. Luis Subirana of Madrid by the famous artist Cecilio Pla on the life of the glorious discoverer of the anestesia. First painting is of Wells in a lecture hall; the second is of Wells dead in the bathtub; and the third is of Wells outside a columned building with onlookers laughing att him.
Object number2009.410.16
InscribedTo the Horace Wells Society
Prof. Subirana
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