This framed portrait medallion of William Cullen (1710-90) was made by J. Tassie in 1786. The portrait is made of white enamel.
Portrait medallion in white enamel of William Cullen, M.D., in a glazed black oval frame: Scottish, by J. Tassie, 1786
William Cullen became Glasgow University's first Professor of Chemistry in 1747. He advanced the industrial and agricultural applications of chemistry and edited the first modern pharmacopoeia in 1776.
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