Lam Qua oil painting of girl with hip tumor, circa 1837
Dublin Core
Title
Lam Qua oil painting of girl with hip tumor, circa 1837
Subject
Qua, Lam, 1801-1860
Paintings
Oil
Neoplasm
Tumor
Wood
Paint
Canvas
China
Abstract
Rectangular oil painting of Chinese girl with large tumor on hip. Painting background color is dark green-brown. Girl is in seated position with head turned looking over her right shoulder. Right arm is visible. Girl is wearing dark clothing on lower half of body and blue clothing on upper half of body. Clothing is parted at site of tumor.
Creator
Qua, Lam, 1801-1860
Date Created
1837, circa
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum: 20499
Format
image
Extent
1 painting
Medium
Oil paintings (visual works)
Type
still image
Identifier
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20499
Provenance
This oil painting is one of more than one hundred paintings by Lam Qua (1801-1860), a Chinese painter who was commissioned by American medical missionary Dr. Peter Parker (1804-1888) to paint images of Dr. Parker’s patients with unique maladies, primarily neoplasms of large size. This particular painting was created circa 1837 in Canton (Guangzhou), China. It was found in the collections of the Harvard Medical Library, and in 2012 was transferred to the Warren Anatomical Museum.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20.5 W x 24 D x 1.5 H cm
Files
Collection
Citation
Qua, Lam, 1801-1860, “Lam Qua oil painting of girl with hip tumor, circa 1837,” OnView, accessed September 17, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/17344.