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China: The Scottish physician Dr Thomas Colledge with Chinese patients, Canton (Guangzhou), c. 1835. George Chinnery (1774-1852).

Thomas Richardson Colledge (1796 – 28 October 1879) was a Scottish surgeon with the East India Company at Guangzhou (Canton) who served part-time as the first medical missionary in China. In 1837 he founded and served as the first president of the Medical Missionary Society of China. This portrait shows Dr. Colledge after he has completed an operation on a Chinese woman, explaining the outcome to his servant, who acts as an interpreter. The woman's son kneels in front, presenting a letter of thanks.
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China: The Scottish physician Dr Thomas Colledge with Chinese patients, Canton (Guangzhou), c. 1835. George Chinnery (1774-1852).
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Thomas Richardson Colledge (1796 – 28 October 1879) was a Scottish surgeon with the East India Company at Guangzhou (Canton) who served part-time as the first medical missionary in China. In 1837 he founded and served as the first president of the Medical Missionary Society of China. This portrait shows Dr. Colledge after he has completed an operation on a Chinese woman, explaining the outcome to his servant, who acts as an interpreter. The woman's son kneels in front, presenting a letter of thanks.
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4200 x 4238 px | 50.9 MB
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35.6 x 35.9 cm | 14.0 x 14.1 in (300 dpi)
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