Medallion, with portrait of William Cullen

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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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• Online ID: 000-100-083-505-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1908.245
• Date: 1786
  
• Material: Enamel, white; in glazed black oval frame
  Medallion, portrait
  
• Dimensions: 70 mm L (portrait); 152 mm x 127 mm (frame)
  
• What: Medallion, portrait
  
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• Who: J. Tassie, Scotland (Maker)
  William Cullen, M.D. (Subject)
  
• Where: SCOTLAND
  
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