This image was first published in the following book:
Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791-1865), Medical portrait gallery. Biographical memoirs of the most celebrated physicians, surgeons, etc., etc., who have contributed to the advancement of medical science. London, Fisher, son & co., 1838-40, 4 vol. 8º. For the book reference, see: online catalogue of the Library of Congress.
Another version of this engraving, printed in a later 1846 print of the book, is available on the Smithsonian Institution Libraries website, in a folder “Portrait Prints of Men and Women of Science and Technology in the Dibner Library”, which indicates the following original dimensions for the portrait: Graphic: 11.5 x 9 cm / Sheet: 27.1 x 21.6 cm.
“JOHN ABERNETHY [1764-1831] F.R.S. Surgeon to St Bartholomew's Hospital. Engraved Portrait of Abernethy, Three Quarter Length, r. hand on table, facsimile signature below, after Lawrence by J. Cochran. Stipple engraving, from Pettigrew's "Medical Portrait Gallery", 1839, 6.5in x 4.5in”
original image on Wikipedia was replaced before moving to Commons with a better version credited to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, which itself may have been subsequently replaced with a higher-resolution image.
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