Sir James Young Simpson and two friends, insensible after having tested chloroform on themselves. Simpson was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic properties of chloroform on humans. Pen and ink drawing, artist unknown, c.1847.

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Sir James Young Simpson and two friends, insensible after having tested chloroform on themselves. Simpson was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic properties of chloroform on humans. Pen and ink drawing, artist unknown, c.1847.

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Image courtesy of the Wellcome Collection (CC).

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“Sir James Young Simpson and two friends, insensible after having tested chloroform on themselves. Simpson was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic properties of chloroform on humans. Pen and ink drawing, artist unknown, c.1847.,” OnView, accessed April 24, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/18206.