Key Collections

The Medina Portraits

Between 1697 and c1708 John Baptiste de Medina (later to become Sir John - he was the last man to be knighted in Scotland before the Act of Union in 1707) was commissioned to produce over thirty oval shaped, gilt framed portraits of the surgeons. As a group they create a unique historical record of a medical community of the period.

A Selection of Objects from Surgeons' Hall Museums

This is a sample of some objects and specimens on display in Surgeons' Hall Museums.