Object numberRCSSC/P 569.42
CollectionSpecial collections
CategoryVisual works
Object nameReconstructive Surgical Procedures, Wounds, Gunshot, Portraits, Clinical subjects (visual works), Pastels (visual works)
DescriptionPortrait of a serviceman by Henry Tonks, 1916-1918.
This is part of a series of portraits made by Henry Tonks (1862-1937) showing patients treated by Harold Gillies and colleagues at Queen's Hospital, Sidcup, during and after the First World War. The patient in this case was called Dean, but no other details are known.
Production date 1916 - 1918
Artist
Tonks, Henry, 1862-1937, artist, Sidcup
Sitter/subject
Surgeon/clinician
Associated institution
transferred
War Office (1921)
Physical Location
Location
Not on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionPastels on paper, 28.5cm by 22.1cm. Mounted in set of four with P 569.41, 43 and 44. Frame dimensions: 890mm height by 680mm width by 20mm depth.
Dimensions
paper height: 285 mm
paper height: 221 mm
paper height: 221 mm
Bibliography
SourceBennett 1986
NotesThe article contains a biographical account of Tonks and a description of his work with Harold Gillies, and colour reproductions of all of the drawings in this series.