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Black-and-white engraving of Guy's Hospital entrance with iron gates, stone piers, a small group of figures, and a statue in the courtyard.

Robert John Thornton, and the entrance to Guy's Hospital. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1799, after J. Russell, and W. Woolnoth after J. Elmes.

A black-and-white engraving shows the forecourt of a large brick hospital building seen through wrought-iron gates set between stone piers. A group of figures in period dress gathers near the open gate, while a statue stands in the courtyard beneath a cloudy sky.

Artist
John Russell
Date
1 May 1799
Medium
Portrait prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2748 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Entrada al Hospital Guy's, grabado

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra el patio delantero de un gran edificio hospitalario de ladrillo, visto a través de rejas de hierro forjado situadas entre pilares de piedra. Un grupo de personas con ropa de época se reúne cerca de la puerta abierta, mientras una estatua se alza en el patio bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Entrada do Hospital Guy's, gravura

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra o pátio frontal de um grande edifício hospitalar de tijolos, visto através de grades de ferro forjado posicionadas entre pilares de pedra. Um grupo de figuras em trajes de época reúne-se perto do portão aberto, enquanto uma estátua se ergue no pátio sob um céu nublado.