Natural History of Man and the Politics of Medical Portraiture , 2006, Art Bulletin (original) (raw)

The article examines the evolving political context and artistic approaches in medical portraiture during a period of social change in Manchester, focusing on the portraits of Charles White by artists William Tate and Joseph Allen. It highlights how these portraits reflect professional tensions and the shift in artistic representation from honorific to psychological characterization, linking them to broader societal transformations, including the democratization of medicine and rising industrialism.