Portrait of Sir James Simpson, used as the prototype for a published illustration in the January 1894 issue of The Century Magazine, in an article about the invention of chloroform. Simpson was the first to demonstrate the anesthetic properties of chloroform on humans and helped to popularize the drug for use in medicine.
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Pape, Frederick. “Portrait of Sir James Simpson.” Crayon, ink, pencil, paper, 1893. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/7d278t687.
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