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Certificate of attendance at Dr. John Warren's course of anatomical lectures

Certificate of attendance at Dr. John Warren`s course of anatomical lectures Engraving
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Alternative title: [Anatomical lectures certificate]

Engraving by Paul Revere

23.5 cm x 19 cm

Printed in Boston, [1780]. Completed in manuscript by John Warren, 28 March 1782 and issued to Israel Keith, Esq.


[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

During the Revolution, Dr. John Warren was the medical director of the military hospital in Boston, where he began his anatomical lectures in 1780. This certificate of attendance, engraved by Paul Revere, features several elaborate images, including the Greek physician Galen, two skeletons, and a doctor performing a human dissection.