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Portrait No. 15

Artist: Lam Qua (1801-1860)

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Description: Woman with elaborate hairstyle and hairpins. Same costume as #14 - probably Manchurian - facing viewer's right. Her features are very western looking. Malignant tumor of left breast.

*Descriptive notes provided by Karina Corrigan, Jack Lee, and Dr. William Strole.

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